Surveying and Mapping Law. | Land Portal

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December 1992
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LEX-FAOC173735
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This Law is enacted to strengthen the development of the surveying and mapping undertaking. The Law consists of 34 Articles divided into 8 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Surveying and Mapping Datums and Systems (II); Surveying and Mapping Planning and the Implementation (III); Boundary Surveying and Mapping (IV); Administration on the Surveying and Mapping Results (V) ; Protection of Survey Markers (VI); Legal Liabilities (VII); Supplementary Provisions (VIII).   The competent department in charge of surveying and mapping under the State Council shall be in charge of the overall supervision over the surveying and mapping work throughout the country, and shall organize the formulation of the national plans for basic surveying and mapping.

Implemented by: Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Survey Markers. (1996-09-04)
Implemented by: Interim Measures for the Administration of the Surveying and Mapping Conducted by Foreign Organizations or Individuals in China. (2007-01-19)
Implemented by: Interim Measures for the Administration of the Surveying and Mapping Conducted by Foreign Organizations or Individuals in China (2011). (2011-04-21)
Implemented by: Regulations on Administrative Law Enforcement Certificates of Survey and Mapping. (2000-01-04)
Implemented by: Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results. (2006-05-27)
Implemented by: Survey and Mapping Regulations of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (2003-09-26)
Implemented by: Provisions on the Administrative Penalty Procedures for Surveying and Mapping. (2000-01-04)

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Gao, Quan (LEGN)

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