THE GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 42/2012/ND-CP of May 11, 2012, on management and use of rice-farming land
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Land Law;
Pursuant to the XIIIth National Assembly’s Resolution No. 17/2011/QH13 of November 22, 2011, on the land use master plan to 2020 and the national five-year (2011-2015) land use plan;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
The Government promulgates the Decree on management and use of rice-farming land.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree provides the management and use of rice-farming land in rice-growing areas nationwide.
Article 2. Subjects of application
Domestic agencies, organizations, households and individuals and foreign organizations and individuals involved in the management and use of rice-farming land.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Rice-farming land means land having the conditions suitable for rice cultivation, comprising wet-rice farming land and other rice-farming land.
2. Wet-rice farming land means land currently under wet-rice cultivation or having the conditions for growing two or more wet-rice crops a year.
3. Other rice-farming land include land for growing only one wet-rice crop a year and land for growing upland rice.
4. Upland rice land means land having the conditions suitable for growing upland rice.
