For a brief summary of this Law, please see this post.
Coast Guard Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国海警法
[Current Text: Chinese only]
(adopted Jan. 22, 2021, effective Feb. 1, 2021)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter: People’s Armed Police Force
- Submitter: Central Military Commission
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: N/A
- Annual: 2021
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Jan. 20–22, 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 22–26, 2020 (text N/A)
- NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Oct. 13–17, 2020 (Chinese only) 💬
- Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(2): 280–296]
- Explanation (Oct. 13, 2020)
- Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 22, 2020)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Jan. 20, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Jan. 22, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Jan. 22, 2021)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Passes Coast Guard Law, Revises Administrative Penalties Law & Animal Epidemic Prevention Law & Establishes Beijing Financial Court (Jan. 24, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Patent, Export Control, Personal Information Protection, Wildlife Protection & National Defense (Sept. 29, 2020)
Last updated: August 3, 2025, 11:18 EDT