Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results (from government website)
Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results (from government website)
Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results
Order of the State Council [2006] No.469
May 27, 2006
The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results, adopted at the 136th Executive Meeting of the State Council on May 17, 2006, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of September 1, 2006.
Premier : Wen Jiabao
Appendix: Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results
Chapter 1General Provisions
Article 1 The Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Surveying and Mapping Law of the People's Republic of China and for the purpose of enhancing the administration of surveying and mapping results, safeguarding national security, promoting the use of surveying and mapping results, and meeting the needs for the development of the national economy, the building up of national defence and the progress of the society.
Article 2 The Regulations are applicable to the summarization and submission, keeping and use of surveying and mapping results, and the examination and verification of significant geographic information and data as well as the publishing of such information and data.
For the purpose of the Regulations, the surveying and mapping results refer to the data, information, maps and drawings and the relevant technical data, which are created through surveying and mapping. Surveying and mapping results consist of the results that belong to basic surveying and mapping projects and those which do not belong to basic surveying and mapping projects.
Article 3 The administrative department for surveying and mapping under the State Council shall be in charge of the unified administration of the surveying and mapping results nationwide. The other relevant departments under the State Council shall, in line with the division of their functions and duties, be responsible for the administration of the surveying and mapping results which they are concerned with.
The administrative departments in charge of surveying and mapping under the local people's governments at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as the departments for surveying and mapping) shall be responsible for the unified administration of the surveying and mapping results within their own administrative areas. The other relevant departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall, in line with the division of their functions and duties, be responsible for the administration of the surveying and mapping results which they are concerned with.
Article 4 The summarization and submission, keeping, publishing, use and destruction of surveying and mapping results shall be in compliance with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations on secrecy and necessary security measures shall be taken to ensure the safety of surveying and mapping results.
Article 5 For the units and individuals that have made remarkable contributions in the work of administration of surveying and mapping results, the relevant people's governments or the departments concerned shall give commendations and rewards to them.
Chapter 2 Summarization and Submission
Article 6 Where a surveying and mapping project is completed which is financed by the Central Government, the unit which takes on the project shall summarize and submit the materials of the surveying and mapping results to the administrative department for surveying and mapping under the State Council. Where a surveying and mapping project is completed which is financed by a local government, the unit which takes on the project shall summarize and submit the materials of the surveying and mapping results to the administrative department for surveying and mapping under the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, where the project is located. Where a surveying and mapping project is completed which is financed by other means, the investor for the project shall summarize and submit the materials of the surveying and mapping results to the administrative department for surveying and mapping under the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, where the project is located.
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