Measures for Natural resources Administrative Penalties.

For purposes of regulating the imposition of natural resources administrative penalties, guaranteeing and supervising that the competent departments in natural resources legally perform their duties, and protecting the lawful rights and interests of natural persons, legal persons, or other organizations, these Measures are developed in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalty , the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China , the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China, and other laws and regulations on the administration of natural resources. The Measures consist of 58 Articles divided into 8 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Jurisdiction and Application (II); Case-filing, Investigation, and Trial(III); Decision (IV); Enforcement (V); Supervision and Administration (VI); Legal Liabilities (VII); Supplementary Provisions (VIII).
Where the natural resources competent authorites at or above the county level impose administrative penalties on natural persons, legal persons or other organizations which are in violation of the laws and regulations on the administration of natural resources such as land, minerals, surveying and mapping geographical information, urban and rural planning, these Measures shall apply.