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Chapter X

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DATABASE OF HOUSING

Article 163. Communication system of housing

Communication system of housing includes:

1. Information technology infrastructure of housing;

2. Systems of operating system software, system software and application software;

3. Database of housing.

Article 164. Database of housing

1. The database of housing must be formulated and consistently managed from central governments to local governments, which is connected to database and communication system of land.

2. The database of housing includes:

a) Database of system of legislative documents on housing;

b) Database of housing development including programs, planning for housing development, investigation, and statistics on housing, basic information about projects on housing construction, number, type of housing, area of housing, area of pieces of land used for housing construction;

c) Database of changes in management and use of housing;

d) Other database relating to housing.

3. Every 10 years, the Government shall carry out an investigation, release statistics on housing and take national census population. In the middle of the national census population and housing period, the Government shall carry out an pilot investigation and release statistics on housing on the basis of formulation of policies on housing.

4. Basic statistical indicators on housing must be included in national statistical indicator system.

5. Funding for investigation and statistics on housing shall be provided by government budget.

Article 165. Competence and responsibility for formulating communication system and database of housing

1. The Ministry of Construction must formulate and manage, develop communication and database of national housing; Ministries, agencies and the People’s Committees of provinces must cooperate in provision of housing database for the Ministry of Construction to update on national housing communication system.

2. The People’s Committee of the province must formulate, manage, and develop the communication system and database of local housing, ensure the unified information between housing and land attached to housing.

3. The State shall allocate budget to build database and communication system of housing and the operation and maintenance of that system; the Ministry of Construction shall request the Prime Minister to allocate budget to build, manage, operate, and maintain that system.

4. The Government shall provide guidance on creation of the database, statistical indicators and the management, operation and development of system of database and communication of housing.

Article 166. Management and development of communication and database of housing

1. The housing database must be managed closely, developed and used effectively and properly.

2. The information in the housing database provided by the competent agency shall be valid similarly to written dossiers or documents.

3. The agency in charge of management of housing database and information prescribed in Clause 4 of this Clause shall enable organizations and individuals to develop or use housing information following procedures as prescribed.

Any organization or individual who wishes to receive information about housing shall pay fees for using information as prescribed, except for information provided at the request of the competent agency to serve state management, investigation, verification or actions against contravention of law.

4. The Ministry of Construction shall be in charge of management of database and communication system of housing nationwide. Authorities of provinces or districts in charge of housing shall be also in charge of management of database and communication system of housing in the administrative divisions.