Vietnam: What is the Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Architecture?

Vietnam: What is the Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Architecture? (Internet image)

Circular 03/2022/TT-BXD guiding the functions, tasks, and powers of specialized construction agencies under the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities and the People's Committees of districts, towns, provincial cities, and centrally run cities, promulgated by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.

What is the Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Architecture?

- Department of Construction is a specialized agency under the People's Committee of the province; it performs the function of advising and assisting the People's Committee of the province in the state management of: Construction planning; architecture; construction investment activities; urban development; infrastructure; houses; offices; real estate markets; building materials; performs a number of other tasks; and exercises other powers as prescribed by law and as decentralized or authorized by the People's Committee of the province, the President of the People's Committee of the province, and in accordance with the provisions of law.

Particularly, the Department of Construction of Hanoi and the Department of Construction of Ho Chi Minh City do not perform the function of advising and assisting the City People's Committee in state management in the field of construction planning and architecture.

- Hanoi Department of Planning - Architecture and Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning - Architecture are specialized agencies under the People's Committee of the city; performing the function of advising and assisting the City People's Committee in state management in the field of construction planning and architecture; performing a number of other tasks; and exercising other powers as prescribed by law and according to the decentralization and authorization of the City People's Committee and the President of the City-level People's Committee.

- Department of Transport - Construction is a specialized agency under the People's Committee of the province; it performs the function of advising and assisting the People's Committee of the province in the state management of construction; and it performs construction tasks and powers in the locality as guided in this Circular and other relevant regulations (For other fields under the Department of Transport - Construction, follow the guidance of the respective Ministries managing the respective sectors and domains).

- Department of Construction, Department of Planning - Architecture, Department of Transport - Construction have legal status, a seal, and a separate account; they are subject to the direction and management of the organization, staffing, and work of the provincial People's Committee, and at the same time subject to the professional direction, guidance, and inspection of the Ministry of Construction.

Tasks and powers of the Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Architecture on construction planning in Vietnam

Regarding construction planning in Vietnam (including construction planning of inter-district areas, construction planning of district areas, construction planning of functional zones, urban planning, and rural planning), the Department of Construction has the following duties and powers:

- Guide, inspect, and organize the implementation of regulations on the formulation, appraisal, and approval of construction plans and urban designs according to regulations; guide and inspect the implementation of national technical standards and regulations on construction planning;

- Organize the formulation, appraisal, and submission to the People's Committee of the province for approval or advise the People's Committee of the province to submit to competent authorities for appraisal and approval of construction planning, regulations on management according to urban planning projects in the locality in accordance with law;

- Guide the organization of the elaboration, appraisal, and approval of construction planning in the locality according to regulations;

- Guide, manage, and organize the implementation of the approved construction planning in the locality according to decentralization, including the publication and publicization of construction planning; manage records of landmarks, construction boundaries, and construction cores; introduce construction sites and the alignment of technical infrastructure works; provide information on planning;

- Grant, re-granting, extending, adjusting, supplementing, converting, and withdrawing construction planning designing practice certificates for individuals and capacity certificates of organizations participating in construction planning design in accordance with the provisions of the law on construction;

- Build and manage a database on construction planning.

Duong Chau Thanh

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