(Adopted at the third Session of the Ninth National People's
Congress on March 15, 2000 and promulgated by Order No. 31 of the
President of the People's Republic of China on March 15, 2000)
Contents
Chapter I???? General
Provisions
Chapter II??? Laws
? Section 1?? Limits of Legislative
Power
? Section 2?? Legislation Procedures for
the National People's Congress
? Section 3?? Legislation Procedures for
the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress
? Section 4?? Legal
Interpretation
? Section 5?? Other
Provisions
Chapter III?? Administrative
Regulations
Chapter IV??? Local Regulations,
Autonomous Regulations, Separate? Regulations and
Rules
? Section 1?? Local Regulations,
Autonomous Regulations and? Separate Regulations
? Section 2?? Rules
Chapter V???? Application and
Record
Chapter VI??? Supplementary
Provisions
Chapter I General
Provisions
Article 1? This Law is enacted in accordance with the
Constitution with a view to standardizing legislation, establishing
a sound legislative system of the State, establishing and improving
the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics,
safeguarding and developing socialist democracy, promoting the
government of the country according to law and building a socialist
country under the rule of law.
Article 2? This Law shall be applicable to the enactment,
revision and nullification of laws, administrative regulations,
local regulations, autonomous regulations and separate
regulations.
The rules of the departments under the State Council and of the
local governments shall be formulated, revised and nullified in
accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law.
Article 3? Laws shall be made in compliance with the basic
principles laid down in the Constitution, principles of taking
economic development as the central task, adhering to the socialist
road and the people's democratic dictatorship, upholding leadership
by the Communist Party of China, upholding Marxism-Leninism, Mao
Zetong Thought and Deng Xiaoping theory and persevering in reform
and in opening to the outside world.
Article 4? Laws shall be made in accordance with the
statutory limits of power and procedures, on the basis of the
overall interests of the State and for the purpose of safeguarding
the uniformity and dignity of the socialist legal system.
Article 5? Laws shall be made in order to embody the will
of the people, enhance socialist democracy and guarantee that the
people participate in legislative activities through various
channels.
Article 6? Law shall be made by proceeding from reality and
scientifically and rationally prescribing the rights and duties of
citizens, legal persons and other organizations, and the powers and
responsibilities of State organs.
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