Decree 151/2025/ND-CP regulating the division of authority of local authorities at 2 levels, decentralization of authority, and delegation of authority in the land sector officially takes effect from July 1. People wonder about the cases that have submitted applications for land allocation, land lease, and land use purpose change before July 1, 2025 but have not been resolved by competent authorities.
Discussing this question with Lao Dong, Mr. Mai Van Phan - Deputy Director of the Department of Land Management (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) said that this content has been included in transitional provisions for further handling. "We have sent directive documents to localities. For records currently under the management authority of the district level, localities need to classify and transfer them to the new commune level - that is, the new administrative unit is arranged according to the two-level model. On that basis, the new administrative units will continue to carry out the next steps to resolve the procedures for granting Land Use Rights Certificates to people. The authority to issue certificates is currently assigned to the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level" - Mr. Phan said.
Also on this issue, Dr. Pham Anh Tuan - Head of the Department of Land Management, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment said that according to Decree 151, all documents submitted before July 1, 2025 will not have any impact. First, people submitting documents do not have to correct issues related to changing place names, nor do the authorities force people to change the issued documents. And when people have completed the procedures before July 1, 2025, authorities at all levels will proactively decentralize power to specific administrative units to continue exercising the rights of the people.
"Therefore, when people have submitted their documents before July 1, 2025, they can rest assured that authorities at all levels will continue to operate to ensure that there are no legal gaps, no delays, and that the operation of land policies and laws is completely normal, without any impact" - Mr. Tuan analyzed.
The transitional provision of Decree 151 clearly states that in case of having submitted a request for land allocation, land lease, or land use purpose change before July 1, 2025 but not yet resolved by a competent authority, the following shall be implemented:
- In case under the authority of the provincial People's Committee as prescribed by law before July 1, 2025, the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee will now handle it according to the procedures prescribed by the land law before the effective date of this Decree.
- In case under the authority of the People's Committee at the district level as prescribed by law before July 1, 2025, the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level will now handle it according to the order and procedures prescribed in this Decree.
Land lease contracts signed before July 1, 2025 will continue to be valid until the expiration date stated in the contract.
