Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics

(Adopted at the 25th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People’s Congress on November 19, 1982; amended in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Regarding the Revision of Articles 30 and 31 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics at the 20th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress on June 29, 1991; revised at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on October 28, 2002 and amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics adopted at the 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress on December 29, 2007 )

Contents

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Immovable Cultural Relics

Chapter III Archaeological Excavations

Chapter IV Cultural Relics in the Collection of Cultural Institutions

Chapter V Cultural Relics in People’s Collection

Chapter VI Taking or Bringing Cultural Relics out of or into China

Chapter VII Legal Liabilities

Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions