Order of the President of the People's Republic of China

No. 70

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalty, adopted at the 25th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on January 22, 2021, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on July 15, 2021. 

Xi Jinping

President of the People’s Republic of China

January 22, 2021

Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalty.doc

Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalty

(Adopted at the 4th Session of the Eighth National People's Congress on March 17, 1996; amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Some Laws adopted at the 10th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on August 27, 2009; amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Judges Law of the People's Republic of China and Other Seven Laws adopted at the 29th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on September 1, 2017; and revised at the 25th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress on January 22, 2021)

Contents

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Types and Establishment of Administrative Penalties

Chapter III Organs Enforcing Administrative Penalties

Chapter IV Jurisdiction over and Application of Administrative Penalties

Chapter V Decision on Administrative Penalties

　Section 1 General Rules

　Section 2 Summary Procedure

　Section 3 Ordinary Procedure

　Section 4 Hearing Procedure

Chapter VI Enforcement of Administrative Penalties

Chapter VII Legal Responsibilities

Chapter VIII Supplemental Provisions

From：The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China（www.npc.gov.cn）