• Amendment VIII to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China

    2015-12-01

    The Amendment (VIII) to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, as adopted at the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on February 25, 2011, is hereby promulgated, and shall come into force on May 1, 2011.

  • Amendment VII to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

    2015-12-01

    The Amendment VII to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, which was adopted at the 7th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on February 28, 2009, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on the date of promulgation.

  • Amendment VI to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

    2015-12-01

    Whoever violates the safety provisions in the course of production and operations, thereby causing an accident involving heavy casualties or causing other serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.

  • Amendment V to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China

    2015-12-01

    Whoever commits one of the following acts which hamper the administration of credit cards shall be sentenced to fix-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall in addition, or shall only, be fined not less than RMB 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan.

  • Amendment IV to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

    2015-12-01

    In order to punish the crimes of disrupting the order of the socialist market economy, obstructing the administration of public order, and of dereliction of duty committed by functionaries of State organs, and to guarantee smooth progress of the socialist modernization drive, the following revisions and supplements are made to the Criminal Law.

  • Amendment III to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

    2015-12-01

    Whoever commits arson, breaches a dike, causes explosion, spreads poisonous or radioactive substances, infectious-disease pathogens or other substances, or uses other dangerous means, thereby endangering public security but causing no serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years.