Minors Protection Law

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]

(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)
• Drafter & Submitter: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2018 (preparatory), 2019, 2020
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: October 2020 (Chinese, English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: June 2020 (Chinese, English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: October 2019 (Chinese, English)
• Legislative Records
  • 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)
• Press Conference: N/A

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)