Decree
54/2024/ND-CP
Decree No. 54/2024/ND-CP on Underground Water Drilling Practice, Declaration, Registration, Permitting, Water Resources Services and Water Abstraction Right Fees
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
A ministry created in the 2025 reorganisation by merging the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. It governs crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries, irrigation and rural development together with land, water, minerals, environmental protection, meteorology and climate change.
Document Type | Document Number | Status | Date Effective | Issuing Body | Official Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decree | 54/2024/ND-CP | Partially in effect | 01/07/2024 | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/167315 |
Summary
Decree No. 54/2024/ND-CP, promulgated by the Government on 16 May 2024 pursuant to the Government Organisation Law and the Law on Water Resources (27 November 2023), details regulation of practice and authorisation relating to groundwater drilling, declaration, registration, permitting for water resources exploration, abstraction and use, water resources services, and fees for water abstraction rights on the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Decree implements provisions of the Law on Water Resources (specifically paragraph 3 of Article 31, Article 52, paragraph 5 of Article 53, paragraph 6 of Article 69 and Article 70) and applies to state agencies, organisations, communities, households and individuals engaged in the activities regulated therein. The Decree sets out scope, competent authorities, procedures…