Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended in 2015)
Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended in 2015)
Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended in 2015)
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 41
December 27, 2015
(Adopted at the 25th Session of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress on December 29, 2001; and amended according to the Decision of the National People' s Congress of the People' s Republic of China on Amending the Population and Family Planning Law of the People' s Republic of China on December 27, 2015)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Formulation and Implementation of the Population Development Plan
Chapter III Fertility Regulation
Chapter IV Rewards and Social Security
Chapter V Technical Services for Family Planning
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of achieving coordinated development of the population, economy, society, resources and environment; advocating for family planning; safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens; promoting family well-being, national prosperity and social progress.
Article 2 China is a country with a large population, and family planning is a basic policy of the state.
The state takes comprehensive measures to control population and raise the quality of the population.
The state carries out the population and family planning related work through publicity and education, scientific and technological progress, comprehensive services as well as the establishment of sound reward and social security systems.
Article 3 The implementation of the population and family planning work shall combine with efforts to increase women's education and employment opportunities and to improve women's health and status.
Article 4 The people's governments at all levels and their staff members shall, when promoting the family planning work, strictly carry out administrative actions by law and enforce the law in a civilized manner, and they shall not infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.
Administrative departments of family planning and their staff members are protected by law when performing their official duties.
Article 5 The State Council exercises leadership over the population and family planning work nationwide.
Local people's governments at all levels exercise leadership over the population and family planning work within their respective administrative regions.
Article 6 The administrative department of family planning under the State Council is responsible for national family planning work and the population work relating to family planning.
Administrative departments of family planning under local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the family planning work and the population work relating to family planning within their respective administrative regions.
Other relevant departments under people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the family planning and population related work within their competence.
Article 7 Trade unions, Communist Youth Leagues, Women's Federations, Family planning associations and other social groups, enterprises, public institutions and citizens shall assist the people's governments in carrying out the population and family planning related work.
Article 8 The state gives rewards to organizations and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the population and family planning work.
Chapter II Formulation and Implementation of Population Development Plans
Article 9 The State Council prepares a population development plan and incorporate such plan into the economic and social development plan.
Local governments at or above the county level prepare the population development plans of their respective administrative regions in light of their actual conditions, under the national population development plan and the population development plan prepared by the government at the next higher level, and incorporate the plans into their economic and social development plans.
Article 10 People's governments at or above the county level shall, based on the population development plans, formulate implementation programs for population and family planning and arrange for implementation thereof.
Administrative departments of family planning under people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the routine work concerning implementation programs for population and family planning.
People's governments of townships, ethnic townships and towns and government offices in urban communities shall be responsible for the population and family planning work within their respective jurisdictions and carry out the implementation programs for population and family planning.
Article 11 An implementation program for population and family planning shall specify relevant measures for controlling the population size, improving maternal and infant health and enhancing the quality of the population.
Article 12 Villager's committees and residents' committees shall diligently carry out family planning work according to law.
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Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 41
December 27, 2015
(Adopted at the 25th Session of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress on December 29, 2001; and amended according to the Decision of the National People' s Congress of the People' s Republic of China on Amending the Population and Family Planning Law of the People' s Republic of China on December 27, 2015)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Formulation and Implementation of the Population Development Plan
Chapter III Fertility Regulation
Chapter IV Rewards and Social Security
Chapter V Technical Services for Family Planning
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of achieving coordinated development of the population, economy, society, resources and environment; advocating for family planning; safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens; promoting family well-being, national prosperity and social progress.
Article 2 China is a country with a large population, and family planning is a basic policy of the state.
The state takes comprehensive measures to control population and raise the quality of the population.
The state carries out the population and family planning related work through publicity and education, scientific and technological progress, comprehensive services as well as the establishment of sound reward and social security systems.
Article 3 The implementation of the population and family planning work shall combine with efforts to increase women's education and employment opportunities and to improve women's health and status.
Article 4 The people's governments at all levels and their staff members shall, when promoting the family planning work, strictly carry out administrative actions by law and enforce the law in a civilized manner, and they shall not infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.
Administrative departments of family planning and their staff members are protected by law when performing their official duties.
Article 5 The State Council exercises leadership over the population and family planning work nationwide.
Local people's governments at all levels exercise leadership over the population and family planning work within their respective administrative regions.
Article 6 The administrative department of family planning under the State Council is responsible for national family planning work and the population work relating to family planning.
Administrative departments of family planning under local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the family planning work and the population work relating to family planning within their respective administrative regions.
Other relevant departments under people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the family planning and population related work within their competence.
Article 7 Trade unions, Communist Youth Leagues, Women's Federations, Family planning associations and other social groups, enterprises, public institutions and citizens shall assist the people's governments in carrying out the population and family planning related work.
Article 8 The state gives rewards to organizations and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the population and family planning work.
Chapter II Formulation and Implementation of Population Development Plans
Article 9 The State Council prepares a population development plan and incorporate such plan into the economic and social development plan.
Local governments at or above the county level prepare the population development plans of their respective administrative regions in light of their actual conditions, under the national population development plan and the population development plan prepared by the government at the next higher level, and incorporate the plans into their economic and social development plans.
Article 10 People's governments at or above the county level shall, based on the population development plans, formulate implementation programs for population and family planning and arrange for implementation thereof.
Administrative departments of family planning under people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the routine work concerning implementation programs for population and family planning.
People's governments of townships, ethnic townships and towns and government offices in urban communities shall be responsible for the population and family planning work within their respective jurisdictions and carry out the implementation programs for population and family planning.
Article 11 An implementation program for population and family planning shall specify relevant measures for controlling the population size, improving maternal and infant health and enhancing the quality of the population.
Article 12 Villager's committees and residents' committees shall diligently carry out family planning work according to law.
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