The red book must show the boundaries between types of land
The Government issued Decree 49/2026/ND-CP guiding Resolution 254/2025/QH15 stipulating mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles in organizing the implementation of the Land Law.
Supplementing Clause 14, Article 18 of Decree 101/2024/ND-CP stipulating that the content of the Certificate (red book) must show the boundaries between types of land as follows:
In case the land plot has many types of land, many forms of payment of land use fees, land rent, and many different land use terms, and the land user can determine the boundary or the cadastral records show the boundary between the land areas, the boundary between the land areas shall be shown in a line with interspersed lines, accompanied by notes according to the purpose of that boundary line on the land plot diagram of the Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land.
Powers to issue red books according to new regulations
Article 14 of Decree 49/2026/ND-CP stipulates new regulations on the authority to issue Certificates of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land, confirm changes on the issued certificate, correct, revoke, or cancel the issued certificate:
a) Provincial-level land management agencies issue Certificates of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land or confirm changes on the issued certificate for cases where provincial-level agencies and competent persons decide to allocate land, lease land, allow change of land use purpose, adjust land use term, extend land use term, change of form of land use, recognize land use rights;
b) The Chairman of the Commune-level People's Committee issues a Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land or confirms changes in the issued certificate for cases where competent agencies and people at the commune level decide to allocate land, lease land, allow change of land use purpose, adjust land use term, extend land use, change form of land use, recognize land use rights, and re-determine residential land area;
c) The Land Registration Office issues a Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land or confirms changes on the issued certificate or first-time land registration, registration of changes for cases not covered by the provisions of points a and b of this clause;
d) The competent authority issuing the Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land specified in points a, b and c of this clause has the authority to correct the certificate issued with errors; revoke, cancel the certificate issued and reissue the Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land.
