On November 19, at a special session, the Hanoi People's Council approved regulations on applying measures to request the suspension of electricity and water services according to the provisions of the Capital Law.

The regulation consists of 10 articles, and applies to investors, organizations, and individuals signing contracts with electricity and water service providers related to the construction, management, and use of works, production, business, and service establishments.

The regulation clearly states that construction works will have their electricity and water cut off when competent authorities or individuals have requested in writing to stop the violation or stop construction, but the violating organization or individual has not complied.

Specifically, cases of electricity and water cuts include:

Construction works that are not in accordance with planning regulations, construction works that do not have a construction permit in cases where a construction permit is required by regulations.

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The building violating construction order was "cut off" by Thach That district in October 2023. Photo: Quang Phong

Construction works that are inconsistent with the content of the construction permit, construction works that are inconsistent with the approved construction design in cases exempted from construction permits.

Construction works on encroached land according to the provisions of land law.

Construction works that are subject to fire prevention and fighting design approval are carried out without a certificate or document of fire prevention and fighting design approval.

Construction works are not carried out in accordance with approved fire prevention and fighting designs.

Construction works, production, business and service establishments that have not been inspected or have their fire safety inspection results approved but have been put into operation have been suspended but the violating organizations and individuals do not comply.

Discotheque and karaoke service businesses that do not ensure fire safety conditions have had their operations suspended, but the violating organizations and individuals do not comply.

The construction is subject to demolition and has an emergency relocation decision by a competent authority, but the organization or individual has been mobilized and persuaded but has not relocated.

According to regulations, within 2 days from receiving the inspection report and proposal, the competent authority will issue a decision to cut off electricity and water to the violating construction.

The decision on termination of the application of measures requiring the suspension of electricity and water services must be sent to the organization or individual providing electricity and water services and the violating organization or individual within 1 day from the date of issuance of the decision.

Organizations and individuals providing electricity and water services shall re-supply electricity and water services within 24 hours from the date of receipt of the decision on termination of the application of measures requiring the suspension of electricity and water services by the competent person applying measures requiring the suspension of electricity and water services...

Mini apartment building over 6 floors in Hanoi built on agricultural land

Mini apartment building over 6 floors in Hanoi built on agricultural land

The 9-storey mini apartment building with 146 apartments in Village 1 (Tan Xa Commune, Thach That, Hanoi ) is located on a land area of ​​726.5m2, of which only 225m2 is residential land, the remaining more than 500m2 is land for perennial crops.
Hanoi considers detailed regulations on cutting off electricity and water to construction works that violate construction regulations.

Hanoi considers detailed regulations on cutting off electricity and water to construction works that violate construction regulations.

According to former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Tien Dinh, for construction works that violate construction order and must be demolished but organizations and individuals do not relocate, they must be forced to do so, instead of just cutting off electricity and water.
Proposal to cut off electricity and water to constructions violating fire prevention and fighting

Proposal to cut off electricity and water to constructions violating fire prevention and fighting

In case of real necessity, the Chairman of the People's Committee at all levels may apply measures to request the suspension of electricity and water supply to certain cases of construction works violating fire prevention and fighting regulations.