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| Name: | Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalty (PRC Presidential Order No. 63 of 1996). |
| Country: | China |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1996-03-17 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Unofficial translation, 10 p. |
| ISN: | CHN-1996-L-64047 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=64047&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Unofficial translation, 10 p. Legislation on-line  Database of Laws and Regulations, National People's Congress, http://www.npc.gov.cn, China PDF of Law in English (consulted on 2013-03-25) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Regulates administrative punishment. Divided into 8 parts. Part 1 contains general provisions. Establishes that administrative punishments are invalid without legal basis or without proper legal proceedings. Part 2 provides for different types of administrative punishment: (1) warnings; (2) fines; (3) confiscation of illegally-gained income and property; (4) ordering of suspension of production and operation; (5) provisional suspension or revokation of permits and licences; (6) administrative detention and (7) other administrative punishments as stipulated in laws and regulations. Part 3 provides for state organs responsible for enforcing administrative punishments; Part 4 for application of administrative punishments. Part 5 regulates procedures; Part 6 execution of administrative punishments. Part 7 deals with legal liability, and Part 8 contains supplementary provisions. |