REFUSING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANNING IS PROHIBITED
Many prohibited acts in planning are prescribed in Law No. 21/2017/QH14 dated November 14, 2017 of the National Assembly on Planning, takes effect on January 01, 2019.
Specifically, prohibited acts in planning includes: Not announcing, delaying, inadequately announcing planning or refusing to provide information on planning, except for information classified as state secret; Deliberately announcing wrong planning; Deliberately providing false information on planning; Destroying, forging or falsifying documents; Obstructing the public, other organizations and individuals in offering opinions…
Also in accordance with this Law, within 15 days from the day on which the planning is decided or approved by the competent authority, its contents must be announced publicly, except for those that contain state secrets. The planning shall be published on the website of the planning organizer and planning authority on a regular and continuous basis; besides, the planning shall be announced in the following forms: Use of media; Presentation of models, diagrams, maps and database of planning; Organization of conferences and workshops; Release of publications.
Information on the decided or approved planning must be adequately, promptly and accurately provided for organizations and individuals upon request. The Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the People’s Committees of provinces shall provide information about planning…
