Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 1996)
Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 1996)
Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 1996)
May l5, 1996
(Adopted at the Third Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress, on December 8, 1983, and revised in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Revising the Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China adopted on May 15, 1996)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Plans for Statistical Investigations and the Statistical System
Chapter III The Administration and Publication of Statistical Data
Chapter IV Statistics Institutions and Statisticians
Chapter V Legal Responsibility
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated in order to organize statistical work in an effective and scientific manner, to ensure accuracy and timeliness of statistical data, to bring into play the important role of statistics in comprehending the actual condition and strength of the country as well as in guiding national economic and social development, and to promote the smooth progress of the socialist modernization.
Article 2 The fundamental task of statistical work is to make statistical investigation and analysis of national economic and social development, to provide statistical data and advice and to exercise statistical supervision.
Article 3 State organs, public organizations, enterprises, institutions, and self-employed industrialists and businessmen that are under statistical investigation shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Law and State regulations, provide truthful statistical data. They may not make false entries or conceal statistical data, and they may not refuse to submit statistical reports or report statistical data belatedly. Falsification of or tampering with statistical data shall be prohibited.
Autonomous mass organizations at the grass-roots level and citizens shall have the duty to provide truthful information needed for State statistical investigations.
Article 4 The State shall establish a centralized and unified statistical system, with a statistical administrative structure under unified leadership and with each level assuming responsibility for its own work.
A National Bureau of Statistics shall be established under the State Council to be responsible for organizing, directing and coordinating the statistical work throughout the country.
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May l5, 1996
(Adopted at the Third Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress, on December 8, 1983, and revised in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Revising the Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China adopted on May 15, 1996)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Plans for Statistical Investigations and the Statistical System
Chapter III The Administration and Publication of Statistical Data
Chapter IV Statistics Institutions and Statisticians
Chapter V Legal Responsibility
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated in order to organize statistical work in an effective and scientific manner, to ensure accuracy and timeliness of statistical data, to bring into play the important role of statistics in comprehending the actual condition and strength of the country as well as in guiding national economic and social development, and to promote the smooth progress of the socialist modernization.
Article 2 The fundamental task of statistical work is to make statistical investigation and analysis of national economic and social development, to provide statistical data and advice and to exercise statistical supervision.
Article 3 State organs, public organizations, enterprises, institutions, and self-employed industrialists and businessmen that are under statistical investigation shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Law and State regulations, provide truthful statistical data. They may not make false entries or conceal statistical data, and they may not refuse to submit statistical reports or report statistical data belatedly. Falsification of or tampering with statistical data shall be prohibited.
Autonomous mass organizations at the grass-roots level and citizens shall have the duty to provide truthful information needed for State statistical investigations.
Article 4 The State shall establish a centralized and unified statistical system, with a statistical administrative structure under unified leadership and with each level assuming responsibility for its own work.
A National Bureau of Statistics shall be established under the State Council to be responsible for organizing, directing and coordinating the statistical work throughout the country.
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