Regulations on land for beliefs and religions

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Article 212Land Law 2024 stipulates onland of beliefas follows:

1. Religious land is land with religious structures including communal houses, temples, shrines, hermitages, clan churches; pagodas not specified in Clause 1, Article 213 of this Law; and other religious structures.

2. The use of religious land must be for the right purpose, in accordance with the planning, land use plan, and construction plan approved by the competent authority.

3. The use of religious land combined with commerce and services must ensure the requirements specified in Clause 2, Article 218 of this Law.

Article 213,Land Law 2024 stipulates onreligious landas follows:

1. Religious land includes land for construction of religious facilities, headquarters of religious organizations, affiliated religious organizations and other legal religious works.

2. The State allocates land without collecting land use fees for land used to build religious facilities, headquarters of religious organizations, and affiliated religious organizations.

3. The State leases land and collects annual land rent from religious organizations and affiliated religious organizations using land not falling under the cases specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

4. The People's Committee at the provincial level shall, based on the actual needs for religious activities and the local land fund capacity, prescribe limits and decide on the land area allocated to religious organizations and affiliated religious organizations in the province.

5. The use of religious land combined with commerce and services must ensure the requirements specified in Clause 2, Article 218 of this Law.

6. In case the State reclaims religious land as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, it shall be arranged a new location suitable to the local land fund and religious activities of believers.