What is the authority to issue red books according to new regulations?

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Red book is the short term people use for Land Use Right Certificate.

Clause 2, Article 14 of Decree 49/2026/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of articles of Resolution No. 254/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly stipulating a number of mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles in the organization of the implementation of the Land Law (effective from January 31, 2026) stipulates the authority to issue Certificates of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land, confirm changes on the issued certificate, correct, revoke, and cancel the issued certificate as follows:

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.

Thus, from January 31, 2026, the authority to issue Land Use Right Certificates (red books) is regulated as above.