Wetlands Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国湿地保护法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted Dec. 24, 2021, effective June 1, 2022)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category III
- Annual: 2020 (preparatory), 2021
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: December 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: October 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: January 2021 (Chinese only)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
- Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 19, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 20, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 24, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Dec. 24, 2021)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Enacts Legislation to Improve Plant Variety Protections, Curb Noise Pollution, Protect Wetlands & Strengthen Legislative Oversight of the Economy (Dec. 29, 2021)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Bills on Anti-Monopoly, Telecom Fraud, Organization of Local People’s Congresses and Governments, Sports, Futures and Derivatives & More (Oct. 23, 2021)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Legal Aid Law, Wetlands Protection Law, Family Education Law, Education Law Amendment, Workplace Safety Law Amendment & Two Other Bills (Jan. 27, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)