Regulations on land handling in economic zones and high-tech zones have been assigned by the State to the Economic Zone Management Board and High-tech Zone Management Board before the effective date of the 2024 Land Law.
Mr. Nguyen An Binh, residing in Nghi Loc district, asked: How is the handling of land in economic zones and high-tech zones that the State has assigned to the Economic Zone Management Board and High-tech Zone Management Board before the effective date of the 2024 Land Law regulated?
Reply:
Clause 6, Article 260 of the 2024 Land Law stipulates: Land in economic zones and high-tech zones that has been assigned by the State to the Economic Zone Management Board and High-tech Zone Management Board before the effective date of this Law shall be handled as follows:
a) For land areas that have been re-allocated or leased before the effective date of this Law, land users may continue to use the land until the end of the land use term. Extension of land use shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Law;
b) For land areas that the Economic Zone Management Board and the High-Tech Zone Management Board have not yet allocated or leased, the State shall reclaim the land to allocate or lease land in accordance with the provisions of this Law;
c) Land users in economic zones and high-tech zones before the effective date of this Law shall continue to exercise their rights and obligations corresponding to the form of land allocation and land lease during the remaining land use period as prescribed in this Law;
d) Economic organizations, households, individuals, and overseas Vietnamese investing in production and business in economic zones are allowed to continue using land for the remaining term of the project as prescribed in Clause 7, Article 151 of the Land Law No. 45/2013/QH13 and are not required to switch to land lease. When the project term expires, if there is a need, the State shall consider leasing land in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
