Responsibility of the competent authority issuing the construction permit
Based on Clause 2, Article 45 of the 2025 Construction Law (effective from July 1, 2026) stipulating the responsibilities of competent authorities for issuing construction permits as follows:
- Publicly listing and explaining and guiding the provisions of law on issuing construction permits;
- Monitoring, returning results or notifying investors about dossiers that do not meet the conditions for issuing construction permits;
- Issuing construction permits according to procedures and within the prescribed time limit;
- Chair and coordinate with relevant functional agencies to inspect the implementation of construction according to construction permits; suspend construction, revoke construction permits according to their authority;
- The person with the authority to issue the construction permit must be responsible before the law and compensate for damages caused by the wrong or late issuance of the permit according to the provisions of law;
- Check the validity of the construction permit application dossier.
Rights of competent authorities issuing construction permits
Based on Clause 1, Article 45 of the 2025 Construction Law (effective from July 1, 2026) stipulating the rights of competent authorities to issue construction permits as follows:
- Request investors, organizations, and individuals designing construction to provide, explain, and clarify information serving the issuance of construction permits;
- Refuse to implement requests to distort the results of construction permit issuance or requests outside the functions, tasks, and scope of construction permit issuance work as prescribed;
- Compare the conditions according to the provisions of this Law to send documents to seek opinions from state management agencies on fields related to construction works in accordance with the law.
