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China Law Translate › Children and the Law in China: An Overview of Recent Reforms
An overview of key areas in China’s overhaul of the framework of laws related to minors and their families.
Minors Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国未成年人保护法
[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; $ China Law Translate]
(adopted Sept. 4, 1991, effective Jan. 1, 1992; revised Dec. 29, 2006, effective June 1, 2007; amended Oct. 26, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013; revised Oct. 17, 2020, effective June 1, 2021)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2018 (backup), 2019, 2020
- Legislative History & Text
- Legislative Records [Gazette 2020(5): 755–777]
- Explanation (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Report on Status of Revision (June 28, 2020)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 13, 2020)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 16, 2020)
- Presidential Order (Oct. 17, 2020)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Passes Export Control Law & Biosecurity Law, Updates Patent Law, National Flag/Emblem Laws, Election Law & Minors Protection Law (Oct. 17, 2020)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Patent Law Amendment, Export Control Law, Criminal Law Amendment, Data Security Law & Two Other Bills (July 1, 2020)
- NPCSC Concludes First June Session Before Immediately Scheduling Another, Likely to Adopt Hong Kong National Security Law (June 21, 2020)
- NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Civil Code Marriage Part, Draft Community Corrections Law, Draft Revisions to Child Protection Laws & Two Other Bills (Oct. 31, 2019)