Administrative Punishments Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国行政处罚法
[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; $ China Law Translate]
(adopted Mar. 17, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; amended Sept. 1, 2017, effective Jan. 1, 2018; revised Jan. 22, 2021, effective July 15, 2021)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (159–1–0)
- Principal Drafter: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
- Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2020, 2021
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: January 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: October 2020 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: June 2020 (Chinese only)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (June 28, 2020)
- Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 13, 2020)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Jan. 20, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Jan. 22, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Jan. 22, 2021)
- Press Conference: January 22, 2021
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