Decree No. 16/2022/ND-CP dated January 28th, 2022 of the Government on imposing penalties for administrative violations in construction

According to this Decree, prescriptive period for imposing penalties for administrative violations in real estate trading, management of technical infrastructure, and production of construction materials is 1 year; in housing construction, management, and development is 2 years.

The following acts in construction are considered to be administrative violations and shall be imposed fines:

- Resisting or obstructing individuals tasked with imposing penalties for administrative violations in construction;

- Violation of regulations on selecting organizations and individuals for construction activities, construction surveying;

- Violation of regulations on preparing construction planning and urban planning, revised construction planning and revised urban planning;

- Violation of regulations on architectural activities;

- Violation of regulations on preparation, appraisal, and approval of construction investment, construction design;

- Violation of regulations on investment in urban development;

- Violation of regulations on construction commencement, construction execution and construction commissioning;

- Violation of regulation on construction contract for projects utilizing public investment, non-public investment state capital, PPP projects, and preparation of construction investment estimates;

- Violation of regulations on maintenance, operation, and utilization of structure;

- Violation of regulation on document management and storage;

- Violation of regulations in case of incidents.

Section 2 of this Decree includes regulations on penalties for administrative violations committed by on contractors, project developers (including individuals) that implement construction work by themselves.

- Violation of regulation on construction order.

This Decree takes effect from the date of its signing.

To replace Decree No. 139/2017/ND-CP dated November 27th, 2017 and Decree No. 21/2020/ND-CP dated February 17th, 2020.

Point b, point c clause 5 Article 17 of Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP dated March 29th, 2021 shall be abrogated.