The National Assembly promulgates the 2025 Construction Law, effective from July 1, 2026. Clauses 2, 3, Article 43, Article 71 and Clauses 3, 4, 5, Article 95 of the 2025 Construction Law take effect from January 1, 2026.
Based on point d, clause 1, Article 54 of the 2025 Construction Law, it is stipulated as follows:
Article 54. Demolition of construction works
1. The demolition of construction works is carried out in the following cases:
a) To clear ground for the construction of new works or temporary construction works;
b) Works at risk of collapse affecting the community and neighboring works; works must be urgently demolished to promptly prevent, combat, and overcome the consequences of natural disasters, disasters, epidemics, and urgent tasks to ensure national defense, security, and foreign affairs according to decisions of competent state agencies;
c) Construction works in prohibited construction areas;
d) Construction works contrary to planning according to the law on urban and rural planning, sectoral detailed planning; construction works without a construction permit for works that are required to have a permit or built contrary to the contents specified in the construction permit;
e) Construction works encroaching on public land, land under the legal use rights of organizations and individuals; construction works contrary to the approved construction design in cases of being exempted from construction permits;
e) Individual houses with demolition needs for new construction;
g) Demolition of construction works according to the needs of investors and project owners;
h) The project has expired according to the design;
i) Other cases as prescribed by relevant law.
Thus, a project that is exempt from a construction permit but is contrary to the approved construction design will be demolished according to regulations.
