Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries
Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries
Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries
Order of the State Council [2002] No. 353
May 13, 2002
The Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries is released hereby and shall take effect as of July 1, 2002.
Premier of the State Council Zhu Rongji
Appendix: Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purposes of consolidating the achievements in the demarcation of administrative boundaries, strengthening the administration of administrative boundaries, and maintaining the stability in areas along administrative boundaries.
Article 2 For the purpose of these Regulations, administrative boundaries refer to the boundaries approved by the State Council or the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government, within which the relevant people's governments whose administrative areas are adjacent to each other exercise their respective jurisdiction.
The local people's governments at various levels shall strictly implement the provisions of the approval documents and the agreements on administrative boundaries, and uphold the solemnity and stability of administrative boundaries. No organization or individual may change administrative boundaries without authorization.
Article 3 The civil affairs department of the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of administrative boundaries throughout the country. The civil affairs departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administration of administrative boundaries of their respective administrative areas.
Article 4 After being demarcated, administrative boundaries shall be published in an announcement together with a detailed map thereof.
The administrative boundaries of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be published by the civil affairs department of the State Council and jointly administered by the people's governments of the adjacent provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The administrative boundaries within provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be published by the people's governments of respective provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government and jointly administrated by the people's governments of the adjacent autonomous prefectures, counties (autonomous counties), cities and municipal districts.
Article 5 The actual location of administrative boundaries shall be marked by boundary stakes, line-shaped terrains such as rivers, fosses or roads that are used as administrative boundary markers or other markers indicating the alignment of the administrative boundaries that are explicitly specified in the agreements on administrative boundaries.
Article 6 No organization or individual may, without authorization, move or damage boundary stakes.
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Order of the State Council [2002] No. 353
May 13, 2002
The Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries is released hereby and shall take effect as of July 1, 2002.
Premier of the State Council Zhu Rongji
Appendix: Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purposes of consolidating the achievements in the demarcation of administrative boundaries, strengthening the administration of administrative boundaries, and maintaining the stability in areas along administrative boundaries.
Article 2 For the purpose of these Regulations, administrative boundaries refer to the boundaries approved by the State Council or the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government, within which the relevant people's governments whose administrative areas are adjacent to each other exercise their respective jurisdiction.
The local people's governments at various levels shall strictly implement the provisions of the approval documents and the agreements on administrative boundaries, and uphold the solemnity and stability of administrative boundaries. No organization or individual may change administrative boundaries without authorization.
Article 3 The civil affairs department of the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of administrative boundaries throughout the country. The civil affairs departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administration of administrative boundaries of their respective administrative areas.
Article 4 After being demarcated, administrative boundaries shall be published in an announcement together with a detailed map thereof.
The administrative boundaries of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be published by the civil affairs department of the State Council and jointly administered by the people's governments of the adjacent provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The administrative boundaries within provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be published by the people's governments of respective provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government and jointly administrated by the people's governments of the adjacent autonomous prefectures, counties (autonomous counties), cities and municipal districts.
Article 5 The actual location of administrative boundaries shall be marked by boundary stakes, line-shaped terrains such as rivers, fosses or roads that are used as administrative boundary markers or other markers indicating the alignment of the administrative boundaries that are explicitly specified in the agreements on administrative boundaries.
Article 6 No organization or individual may, without authorization, move or damage boundary stakes.
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