According to the provisions of the 2024 Land Law, how is the authority to establish the National Council for Appraisal of Planning and Land Use Plans regulated?

Reply: Pursuant to Article 71 of the 2024 Land Law, regulations on appraisal of land use planning and plans:

1. The authority to establish the Council for appraisal of land use planning and plans is prescribed as follows:

a) The authority to establish the Council for appraisal of national land use planning, national defense land use planning, and security land use planning shall comply with the provisions of law on planning;

b) The Prime Minister decides to establish the National Land Use Planning Appraisal Council.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for assisting the Appraisal Council in the process of appraising the national land use plan;

c) The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall establish a provincial-level land use planning appraisal council and assign a unit under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to assist the appraisal council in the process of appraising provincial-level land use planning;

d) The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall establish a Provincial Land Use Planning Appraisal Council for centrally-run cities that are not required to establish provincial land use planning; establish a District Land Use Planning Appraisal Council; assign units under the Provincial People's Committee to assist the Appraisal Council in the process of appraising provincial land use plans and district land use plans.

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According to the above provisions, the authority to establish the National Land Use Planning and Planning Appraisal Council is decided by the Prime Minister. In addition, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for assisting the Appraisal Council in the process of appraising the national land use plan.