Land use principles are stipulated in Article 5 of the 2024 Land Law, including:
"Article 5. Principles of land use
1. Correct land use purpose.
2. Sustainable, economical, effective for land and resources on the surface and underground".
Accordingly, using land for the right purpose is a basic principle that land users must comply with; if violated, they will be subject to administrative sanctions by competent authorities and "may" have their land confiscated.
For example: Residential land is only used for housing, land for growing annual crops is only used for growing annual crops, land for growing rice is only used for growing rice...
In addition, based on the content of Article 81 of the current Land Law 2024, there are provisions on cases of land recovery due to violations of land laws. Including provisions on land recovery when used for the wrong purpose as follows:
"Article 81. Cases of land recovery due to violations of land laws
1. Using land for purposes other than those assigned, leased, or recognized by the State for land use rights and having been administratively sanctioned for using land for purposes other than those assigned, leased, or recognized for land use rights, and continuing to violate."
Thus, land used for the wrong purpose will not be immediately recovered, but only in the following cases:
- Using land for purposes other than those for which the State has allocated, leased, or recognized land use rights.
- Having been administratively sanctioned for using land for the wrong purpose and continuing to violate.
