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Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalty (PRC Presidential Order No. 63 of 1996).

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China
Criminal and penal law
1996-03-17
National
Law, Act

Second Region

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.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1996-10-01
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Serial region

    Serial title
    Unofficial translation
    Page range
    10 p.