Administrative Law

Abstract

The administrative law of the PRC is not a single legislation. In a limited sense, it comprises a series of national laws that regulate the acts of governments at all levels against citizens or entities. It includes the Administrative Penalty Law, the Administrative Permit Law, and the national laws that govern the court proceedings or administrative proceedings for administrative dispute.¹ In a much broader sense, administrative law may include laws, regulations, and rules relating to the organization of administrative organs and the exercise of administrative power, ranging from the Administrative Supervision Law, Civil Servant Law, the Organic Law of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, to various rules put forward by local governments or government entities. According to the Database of Laws and Regulations of the National People’s Congress (NPC),² there are 95 administrative laws passed by the NPC and its Standing Committee and 49 administrative regulations promulgated by the State Council. It is almost impossible to give a definite number of administrative rules put forward by local governments and government agencies because the number changes every day.