Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (2002 Amendment) (2002)

Preface: The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics(2002 Amendment)  was revised at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on October 28, 2002 .

This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution, with a view to strengthening the protection of cultural relics, inheriting the splendid historical and cultural legacy of the Chinese nation, promoting scientific research, conducting education in patriotism and in the revolutionary tradition, and building a socialist society with cultural, ideological and material progress.

Immovable Cultural Relics:

The State places under its protection the following cultural relics within the boundaries of the People’s Republic of China:

(1)sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient architectural structures, cave temples, stone carvings and murals that are of historical, artistic or scientific value;

(2)important modern and contemporary historic sites, material objects and typical buildings that are related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous personalities and that are highly memorable or are of great significance for education or for the preservation of historical data;

(3)valuable works of art and handicraft articles dating from various historical periods;

(4)important documents dating from various historical periods, and manuscripts, books and materials, etc. that are of historical, artistic or scientific value; and

(5)typical material objects reflecting the social system, social production or the life of various nationalities in different historical periods.

The criteria and measures for the verification of cultural relics shall be formulated by the administrative department for cultural relics under the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval.

Fossils of paleovertebrates and paleoanthropoids of scientific value shall be protected by the State in the same way as cultural relics.

Category

Date

2002

Promulgation

The 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress, Beijing, 28 October.

Descriptions

• The 2002 Amendment is revised at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on October 28, 2002 and promulgated by Order No.76 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on October 28, 2002.

Source

http://english.gov.cn/archive/laws_regulations/2014/08/23/content_281474983042361.htm

Download

http://orcp.hustoj.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/china_lawprotectionclt_entof.pdf

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      •  http://orcp.hustoj.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cultural-Relics-Protection-Law-of-the-People’s-Republic-of-China-2013-Amendment.pdf
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