Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's Congresses at Various Levels

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's Congresses at Various Levels

Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 38

October 28, 2010

The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's Congresses at Various Levels, which was adopted at the 17th Session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on October 28, 2010, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect as of the date of promulgation.

President of the People's Republic of China: Hu Jintao

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's Congresses at Various Levels

(Adopted at the 17th Session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on October 28, 2010)

The 17th Session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has decided to amend the Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's Congresses at Various Levels as follows:

I. A new Article 3 shall be added to the law to read: "Deputies shall be entitled to the following rights":
1. "Attending sessions of the people's congresses at corresponding levels, examining all bills, reports and other issues, and voicing their opinions";
2. "Jointly tabling bills, proposals for addressing inquiries, proposals for removal of officials from office and so on";
3. "Putting forward proposals, criticisms or opinions concerning the wide range of work as prescribed by relevant laws";
4. "Participating in elections which are held by the people's congresses at corresponding levels";
5. "Participating in votes which are held by the people's congresses at corresponding levels;"
6. "Accessing necessary information and all kinds of guarantees for their performance of functions as deputies"; and
7. "Other rights which are stipulated by law".

II. Articles 3 and 4 shall be revised and combined to become Article 4 that reads: "Deputies shall perform the following duties:
1. "Playing an exemplary role in abiding by the Constitution and the laws and safeguarding State secrets and, in the production, work or public activities which they take part in, facilitating the enforcement of the Constitution and the laws";
2. "Attending sessions of the people's congresses at corresponding levels timely, seriously examining all bills, reports and other issues, voicing their opinions and fulfill other types of duties during the sessions";
3. "Actively taking part in inspections, special investigations and surveys, and law-enforcement inspections which are organized in a unified way";
4. "Enhancing their study and research in relation to performance of their duties, and continuously increasing their capacity of performing their duties as deputies";
5. "Keeping in close touch with their respective constituencies or the electoral units as well as the general public, listening to and representing their opinions and serving the people";
6."Abiding by social morality and being clean, self-disciplined, decent and diligent"; and
7.
　　......