Authority to grant Certificate of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land

Article 136 of the 2024 Land Law stipulates the authority to grant Certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land as follows:

1. The authority to grant the Certificate of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land for the first time in cases of first registration requiring the granting of a Certificate of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land and the cases specified in Point b, Clause 7, Article 219 of this Law is stipulated as follows:

a) The Provincial People's Committee shall issue Certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land to land users and owners of assets attached to land as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7, Article 4 of this Law.

The People's Committee at the provincial level is authorized to authorize the competent land management agency at the same level to issue Certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land in the cases specified in this clause;

b) The People's Committee at district level shall issue Certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land to land users and owners of assets attached to land as prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4, Article 4 of this Law.

2. The authority to issue Certificates of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land, and confirmation of changes in cases of registration of changes is stipulated as follows:

a) Land registration organizations perform land registration for land users and owners of assets attached to land that are domestic organizations, religious organizations, affiliated religious organizations, foreign organizations with diplomatic functions, and economic organizations with foreign investment capital; issue certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land to owners of assets attached to land that are foreign organizations and foreign individuals;

b) Branches of land registration organizations or land registration organizations performing for land users, owners of assets attached to land who are individuals, residential communities, and people of Vietnamese origin residing abroad;

c) Land registration organizations and branches of land registration organizations may use their seals to issue certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land or confirm changes to issued certificates.