How to classify land according to the provisions of the 2024 Land Law?
May I ask how the 2024 Land Law classifies land and what types of land are there? This is a concern of Ms. Hoang Thi Mai (Hung Nguyen, Nghe An).
Reply:
According to Article 9 of the 2024 Land Law, land classification is regulated as follows:
1. Based on the purpose of use, land is classified into agricultural land, non-agricultural land, and unused land.
2. Agricultural land group includes the following types of land:
a) Land for growing annual crops, including rice land and land for growing other annual crops;
b) Land for growing perennial crops;
c) Forestry land, including special-use forest land, protective forest land, and production forest land;
d) Land for aquaculture;
d) Concentrated livestock land;
e) Salt land;
g) Other agricultural land.
3. Non-agricultural land group includes the following types of land:
a) Residential land, including rural residential land and urban residential land;
b) Land for building agency headquarters;
c) Land used for national defense and security purposes (hereinafter referred to as national defense and security land);
d) Land for construction of public works, including: land for construction of cultural, social, medical, educational and training, physical education, sports, science and technology, environmental, hydrometeorological, diplomatic facilities and other public works or land for construction of headquarters of other public service units;
d) Land for non-agricultural production and business, including: land for industrial parks and industrial clusters; land for trade and services; land for non-agricultural production facilities; land used for mineral activities;
e) Land used for public purposes, including: land for traffic works; land for irrigation works; land for water supply and drainage works; land for natural disaster prevention and control works; land with historical and cultural relics, scenic spots, natural heritages; land for waste treatment works; land for energy and public lighting works; land for postal, telecommunications and information technology infrastructure works; land for people's markets and wholesale markets; land for public recreation and entertainment areas, and community activities;
g) Land used for religious activities (hereinafter referred to as religious land); land used for religious activities (hereinafter referred to as religious land);
h) Land for cemeteries, funeral homes, crematoriums; land for facilities storing ashes;
i) Land with specialized water surface;
k) Other non-agricultural land.
4. Unused land group is land with an undetermined purpose of use and has not been assigned or leased.
5. The Government shall specify in detail the types of land in this Article.
