This Decree, consisting of 38 articles divided into seven sections, is issued for the purpose of implementing the Land Law relating to the management, protection, use and development of land in an efficient, peaceful, and fair manner as well as ensuring the compliance with the set-targets and the uniformity of practice throughout the country. The National Land Management Authority is charged with coordinating with line sectors and local administrative authorities to create condition for the promotion of land development through: collecting data and formulating plans; conducting a study on policies and regulations; making use of labour, land, material, capital, technique and technology contributed by the state, individuals, or organizations into land development to build infrastructure. The Land Management Authority at local level has the rights and general functions as follows: 1. to carry out land management and administration tasks; 2. to manage land registration, sub-registration and land valuation; 3. to undertake land survey, land allocation, land zoning, land classification and land use planning, give land on lease and concession, set cadastral records, withdrawal land use rights; 4. to issue Land Survey Certificate and Land Title; 5. to collect statistical data and information on land and provide land services; 6. to inspect land use; 7. to gather, and compile statistical data and situation of land use changes within its scope of responsibilities for further reporting to the National Land Management Authority; 8. to implement other rights and functions assigned by the local administrative authorities and in accordance with the technical guideline set out by the National Land Management Authority.
The Government establishes the Land Development and Service State Enterprise to carry out the function of land development and land services based on the approval of the state. The organization and activities of the enterprise are specified in a specific regulation. All illegal land occupations shall be cancelled, and the court prosecution following the justice process shall be applied for any damages occur. The state manages the land in a centralized and uniform manner throughout the country by assigning the National Land Management Authority to be in charge of land management tasks, in accordance with its rights and functions specified in Article 10 of the Land Law, and in coordination with other sectors in charge of the management of land use, other line sectors and local administrative authorities, to undertake the research on policies, mechanism, principles and regulations relating to land management and administration.