Pursuant to Article 179 of the 2024 Land Law, which stipulates agricultural land used for public purposes with a specific term of public land lease as follows:
Article 179. Agricultural land fund used for public purposes
1. The agricultural land fund used for public purposes that has been established in accordance with the provisions of the law on land over the periods will continue to be used to serve the public needs of the locality.
2. The agricultural land fund is used for public purposes of communes, wards and towns for the following purposes:
a) Construction of cultural, sports, entertainment, public health, education, markets, cemeteries and other public works invested, managed and used by the People's Committees at the commune level; construction of houses of gratitude, charity houses, and great solidarity houses.
b) Compensation for people whose land is recovered when constructing works specified in Point a of this Clause.
3. For land areas not used for purposes specified in Clause 2 of this Article, the People's Committees at the commune level shall lease them to local individuals for agricultural production and aquaculture in the form of auction. The land use term for each lease shall not exceed 10 years.
4. The agricultural land fund used for public purposes of the commune, ward, or town is managed and used by the People's Committee of the commune where the land is located according to the planning and land use plan approved by the competent authority.
Thus, the land use term for each lease shall not exceed 10 years. For land areas not used for the following purposes, the People's Committees at the commune level shall lease them to local individuals for agricultural production and aquaculture under the form of auction:
- Construction of cultural, sports, entertainment, public health, education, markets, cemeteries and other public works invested, managed and used by the People's Committees at the commune level; construction of houses of gratitude, charity houses, solidarity houses.
- Compensation for people whose land is recovered when constructing works specified in Point a, Clause 2, Article 179 of the 2024 Land Law.
