Regulations of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Geological Environment Protection.

These Regulations are enacted to protect and rationally utilize the geological environment, prevent and control geological disasters, and protect the safety of public property and people's lives and property. The Regulations consist of 37 Articles divided into 7 Chapters: General provisions;Geological environment assessment and monitoring; Prevention and control of geological disasters; Protection of mine geological environment; Protection of geological relics; Legal liability; Supplementary provisions.
When formulating regional land comprehensive development plans, geological environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with national regulations. The administrative department of land and resources of the people's government at or above the county level shall regularly investigate the current situation of geological disasters and organize the preparation of geological disaster prevention and control plans and annual disaster prevention plans in its administrative region. The mining rights holders must strictly implement the geological environmental impact assessment system for new construction, reconstruction and expansion of mines. The geological disaster risk assessment must be carried out by units with corresponding qualifications. The geological relics as prescribed in Article 23 shall be protected and a nature reserve for geological relics shall be established.