New: Provincial-level People's Committees shall grant construction permits to special-grade construction works in Vietnam

According to Clause 37 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to Construction Law 2020 of Vietnam, the competence of the Ministry of Construction to grant construction permits for works of special grade is abolished. Concurrently, amending the provision that district-level People’s Committees grant construction permits for grade-III and grade-IV works and detached houses in the territories under their management. Provincial-level People’s Committees may decentralize powers to provincial-level Construction Departments, and management boards of industrial parks, export processing zones, hi-tech parks and economic zones and district-level People’s Committees to grant construction permits under the scope of management and functions of these agencies.

Besides, according to Point c Clause 2 Article 3 of the Law on amendments to Construction Law 2020 of Vietnam, regulations in Clause 37 Article 1 on abrogation of the power of the Ministry of Construction and provincial-level People's Committees to grant construction permits to special-grade construction works shall be effective from August 15, 2020.

Thus, from August 15, 2020, provincial-level People's Committees shall grant construction permits to special-grade construction works instead of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam as previously prescribed. To be specific:

- Provincial-level People’s Committees grant construction permits for construction works requiring construction permits in their provinces, except for grade-III and grade-IV works and detached houses in the territories under their management.. 

- Provincial-level People’s Committees may decentralize powers to provincial-level Construction Departments, and management boards of industrial parks, export processing zones, hi-tech parks and economic zones and district-level People’s Committees to grant construction permits under the scope of management and functions of these agencies.

View more details at the Law on amendments to Construction Law 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2021.

Ty Na

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