Laws of the People's Republic of China

DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
PEOPLE'S CONGRESS ON THE REVISION OF THE ORGANIC
LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S PROCURATORATES OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

(Adopted at the Second Meeting of the Sixth National People's Congress and
promulgated for implementation by Order No. 6 of the President of the
People's republic of China on September 2, 1983)

 

 

SUBJECT: ORGANIC LAW

ISSUING-DEPT: STANDING COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

ISSUE-DATE:

09/02/1983

IMPLEMENT-DATE:

09/02/1983

LENGTH: 578 words

TEXT:

The Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress has decided to make the following revisions in the Organic Law of the People's Procuratorates of the People's Republic of China:

(1) Paragraph 1 of Article 2, which reads, "The People's Republic of China shall establish the Supreme People's Procuratorate, people's procuratorates at various local levels and special people's procuratorates," is amened as: "The People's Republic of China shall establish the Supreme People's Procuratorate, people's procuratorates at various local levels, military procuratorates and other special people's procuratorates."

Paragraph 4, which reads, "Special people's procuratorates shall include: military procuratorates, railway transport procuratorates, waterway transport procuratorates and other special procuratorates," is deleted.

(2) Paragraph 1 of Article 20, which reads, "The Supreme People's Procuratorate shall establish procuratorial departments in charge of criminal, legal and disciplinary, prison and reformatory, and economic affairs, and may also establish other professional agencies as needed," and Paragraph 2, which reads, "People's procuratorates at various local levels and special people's procuratorates may establish corresponding professional agencies, "are amended as: "The Supreme People's Procuratorate shall establish a number of procuratorial departments and other professional agencies as needed.0 The people's procruatorates at various local levels may respectively establish corresponding procuratorial divisions, sections and other professional agencies."

(3) Paragraph 2 of Article 22, which reads, "The appointment and removal of the chief procurators, deputy chief procurators and members of the procuratorial committees of the people's procuratorates of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central Government shall be reported to the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate for submission to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for approval," is amended as: "The appointment and removal of the chief procurators of the people's procuratorates of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be reported to the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate for submission to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for approval."

(4) Paragraph 2 of Article 23, which reads, "The appointment and removal of the chief procurators, deputy chief procurators and members of the procuratorial committees of the people's procuratorates of autonomous prefectures, cities directly under the provincial governments, counties, cities and municipal districts shall be reported to the chief procurators of the people's procuratorates of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government for submission to the standing committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level for approval," is amended as: "The appointment and removal of the chief procurators of the people's procuratorates of autonomous prefectures, cities directly under the provincial governments, counties, cities and municipal districts shall be reported to the chief procurators of the people's procuratorates at the next higher level for submission to the standing committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level for approval."