Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Military Installations (Amended in 2014)

Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Military Installations (Amended in 2014)

Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No.10

June 27, 2014

(Adopted at the 12th Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on February 23, 1990, amended for the first time according to the Decision on Revising Several Laws adopted at the tenth Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress on August 27, 2009, and amended for the second time according to the Decision on Revising the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Military Installations adopted at the ninth Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on June 27, 2014)

Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Designation of the Military Restricted Zones and the Military Administrative Zones
Chapter III Protection of the Military Restricted Zones
Chapter IV Protection of the Military Administrative Zones
Chapter V Protection of Military Installations Not Included in the Military Restricted Zones and the Military Administrative Zones
Chapter VI Administrative Duties
Chapter VII Legal Liabilities
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Military Installations (Revised in 2014) (hereinafter referred to as the "Law") is formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China with a view to protecting the safety of military installations, ensuring the effective utilization of military installations and normal performance of military activities, promoting the modernization of national defense, strengthening national defense and resisting aggression.

Article 2 For the purpose of the Law, military installations refer to the following buildings, premises and equipment used by the State directly for military purposes:
1. command organs, ground and underground command structures and combat operation structures;
2. military airfields, ports and docks;
3. camps, training grounds and testing sites;
4. military cave storehouses and warehouses;
5. military communication, reconnaissance, navigation and observation stations and posts, and markers for survey, navigation and navigational aid;
6. special military highways and railways, military communication and power transmission lines, and military oil and water pipelines;
7. border defense and coastal defense management and control installations; and
8. other military installations prescribed by the State Council and the Central Military Commission.
Military installations prescribed in the preceding paragraph include temporary installations needed to be set up by the army for performing tasks.

Article 3 People's governments and military organs at all levels shall, in the interests of national security, jointly protect military installations and safeguard the interests of national defense.
The General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army takes charge of the protection of military installations at the national level under the leadership of the State Council and the Central Military Commission. The headquarters of military area commands take charge of the protection of military installations within their respective jurisdictions.
In places where there are military installations, the military organs concerned and local people's governments at or above the county level shall establish a coordination mechanism for the protection of military sites and military installations to cooperate with each other in supervising and inspecting the protection of military installations.

Article 4 All organizations and citizens of the People's Republic of China have the obligation to protect military installations.
Any organization or individual is prohibited from damaging or endangering military installations.
Any organization or individual has the right to report on, and make charges against, any act that damages or endangers military installations.

Article 5 The State makes overall planning for economic development, social development and the protection of military installations, in order to promote the coordination between economic and social development and the protection of military installations.

Article 6 The State shall implement a policy of giving protection to military installations according to their categories and with emphasis on key projects.

Article 7 The State shall commend and reward organizations and citizens that make outstanding contributions to the protection of military installations.

Chapter II Designation of the Military Restricted Zones and the Military Administrative Zones

Article 8 The State shall designate military restricted zones and military administrative zones according to the nature, functions, security and confidentiality requirements and requirements for effective use of military installations.
For the purpose of the Law, military restricted zones refer to military areas designated in accordance with statutory procedures and standards because they have important military installations, or because the military installations therein have material hazard factors and need to be protected on a priority basis with special measures taken by the State.
For the purpose of the Law, military administrative zones refer to military areas designated in accordance with statutory procedures and standards because they have relatively important military installations, or because the military installations therein have relatively big hazard factors and need to be protected with special measures taken by the State.

Article 9 The military restricted zones and the military administrative zones shall be determined by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, or by military area commands in accordance with the provisions of the State Council and the Central Military Commission.
Sign boards shall be put up for military restricted zones and military administrative zones in accordance with the relevant provisions.
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