Regulation Governing Venues for Religious Activities - 1994

Regulation Governing Venues for Religious Activities - 1994

Order of State Council No.145

January 31, 1994

Article 1 In order to protect normal religious activities, safeguard the legal rights of venues for religious activities and facilitate the management of venues for religious activities, the following regulations have been formulated in conformity with the Constitution.

Article 2 For the purposes of this regulation, "venues for religious activities" refers to onasteries, temples, mosques, churches and other fixed venues.
Registration is required for the establishment of a venue for religious activities. The registration procedure will be decided by the Religious Affairs Bureau of the State Council.

Article 3 The management of venues for religious activities will be undertaken by the venue's own management team. Its legal rights and the normal religious activities which take place there will be under the protection of law and no organization or person will be permitted to transgress or interfere.

Article 4 Venues for religious activities should set up a management system. Religious activities undertaken in these venues should comply with the laws and regulations.
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