RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATISTICS LAW OF THE PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OF CHINA
RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATISTICS LAW OF THE PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OF CHINA
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RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATISTICS LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(Approved by the State Council on January 19, 1987, promulgated by
the State Statistical Bureau on February 15, 1987)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
These Rules are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the
Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to
as the Statistics Law).
Article 2
The term statistics as used in the Statistics Law refers to the statistics
of national economic and social development. It mainly includes:
statistics of population and labour force; statistics of national wealth;
statistics of farming; forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and water
conservancy; statistics of industry; statistics of building industry;
statistics of communications and transportation and post and
telecommunications; statistics of commerce, catering trade, supply and
marketing of materials and storage; statistics of real estate
administration, public utilities, neighborhood services and consultation
services; statistics of public health, physical culture and social
welfare; statistics of education, culture and arts, broadcast, films and
television; statistics of scientific studies and comprehensive technical
services; statistics of banking and insurance; statistics of finance and
financial affairs; statistics of prices; statistics of comprehensive
balance of national economy; statistics of fixed assets investment;
statistics of people's life; statistics of politics, law and civil
administration, etc..
Article 3
Statistical data must be provided in accordance with the provisions of the
Statistics Law and these Rules by all the state organs, social
organizations, enterprises and institutions, various self-employed
business operators and all types of economic partnerships in urban and
rural areas; enterprises and institutions with exclusive foreign capital,
or in form of Chinese foreign equity joint ventures or contractual joint
ventures established in China; enterprises and institutions solely owned,
jointly owned or cooperatively operated by the compatriots from Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese in China; as well as enterprises and
institutions solely owned, jointly owned or cooperatively operated by
China in Hong Kong, Macao and in foreign countries. They may not make
false and deceptive reports, or refuse to make reports, or delay the
reports. No forgery or illegal alterations of reports shall be allowed.
Self-governing mass organizations at the grass-roots level and citizens
shall have the obligation to provide accurate information needed in state
statistical investigation.
Article 4
The state shall, in a planned way, equip statistical agencies under the
people's governments at various levels with modern information technology
and set up and perfect the state automatic system for statistical
information. The various competent departments in the State Council may,
according to their needs, equip in a planned way the statistical agencies
at the departments and their affiliated organizations with modern
information technology.
Article 5
Statistical agencies at various levels and statistical personnel must
establish responsibility systems as well as systems for checks, awards and
penalties for their staff so as to improve their work and raise efficiency
constantly. At the same time, they shall exercise the following functions
and powers independently according to law:
(1) the power of statistical survey - investigating and collecting
relevant information, holding relevant investigation meetings, checking
all kinds of original records and evidence concerning statistical data.
The units and personnel to be investigated must provide true information
and data and may not refuse to make reports, or make false or deceptive
reports;
(2) the power to make statistical reports - sorting out and analysing the
information and data obtained from statistical investigations and
submitting statistical reports to leading organs at higher levels and
relevant departments. No units and individuals shall obstruct or withhold
the statistical reports nor tamper with statistical data;
(3) the power of statistical supervision - according to statistical
investigation and statistical analysis, conducting statistical supervision
of the national economic and social development, checking the
implementation of national policies and plans, assessing economic results,
social effect and achievements, examining and exposing existing problems,
examining practices of making false and deceptive statistical reports and
submitting proposals for the improvement of work. Departments concerned
shall promptly deal with and reply to the problems reported or exposed and
the proposals made by statistical agencies and personnel.
Article 6
Local people's governments, at various levels, competent departments and
enterprises and institutions shall, according to the state statistical
tasks and the needs of their respective localities, departments and units,
strengthen the leadership and supervision over statistical work:
(1) leading and supporting statistical agencies and personnel and other
relevant personnel in implementing statistical laws, regulations and
systems, completing accurately and timely statistical tasks and promoting
modernization of statistical work;
(2) drawing and organizing statistical personnel into meetings to discuss
relevant policies and plans and study questions concerning economic and
social development so that statistics may play a role of service and
supervision;
(3) organizing implementation of major general investigations of national
conditions and national strength according to the State's unified plan;
(4) examining and approving plans of statistical investigation according
to relevant provisions and providing the personnel and funds needed for
the approved statistical investigations.
Article 7
The State Statistical Bureau and statistical agencies under the local
people's governments at or above the county level shall be the state
organs to execute statistical laws and regulations and supervise their
implementation. It shall be their responsibility to check the
implementation of statistical laws and regulations, uphold the lawful
powers and rights of statistical agencies and personnel and fight against
violations of statistical laws and regulations.
Chapter II Statistical Investigation Plans and Statistical Systems
Article 8
Statistical agencies and competent departments under the people's
governments at or above the county level shall establish separate
statistical systems and draw up separate statistical investigation plans
at the following three levels and shall implement the systems and plans
after they have been approved by examination organs according to relevant
provisions:
(1) National statistical investigation. It shall be a nation-wide
statistical investigation of the basic conditions in the country, covering
such items for investigation as solely worked out by the State Statistical
Bureau and those jointly worked out by the State Statistical Bureau and
relevant departments under the State Council. New and important items for
investigation in national statistical investigation plans shall be
reported to the State Council for examination and approval by the State
Statistical Bureau. Regular and general items for investigation shall be
examined and approved by the State Statistical Bureau as authorized by the
State Council. All localities, departments and units must strictly
implement national statistical investigation plans.
The State generally carries out a major general investigation of national
conditions and national strength (population, industries, agriculture,
building industry, service trades, etc.) every ten years. A simplified
investigation of population shall be conducted between two major general
investigations.
(2) Departmental statistical investigation. It shall be a specialized
statistical investigation conducted by various departments. The plans and
programs of departmental statistical investigation shall be worked out by
various specialized institutions concerned under statistical agencies in
the pertinent departments. If the objects of investigation are within
their own systems of jurisdiction, the plans and programs shall be
examined and approved by the leaders of these departments and reported to
the State Statistical Bureau or the statistical agencies in the local
people's governments at the same level for the record. If the objects of
investigation are outside the departmental system of jurisdiction, the
plans and programs shall be reported to the State Statistical Bureau or
the statistical agencies in the local people's governments at the same
level for examination and approval. Important plans and programs shall be
reported to the State Council or the local people's governments at the
same level for examination and approval. The division of jurisdiction for
statistical investigation among various departments shall be worked out by
the State Statistical Bureau in consultation with the competent
departments under the State Council and reported to the State Council for
approval and implementation.
(3) Local statistical investigation. It shall be the statistical
investigation needed by local people's governments. The procedures for
reporting and approval of local statistical investigation plans and
programs shall be stipulated by the statistical bureaux under the people's
governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities
directly under the Central Government and reported to the State
Statistical Bureau for the record.
Article 9
Departmental and local statistical investigations may not overlap or
contradict national statistical investigation.
The division of work among national statistical investigation,
departmental statistical investigation and local statistical investigation
shall be decided by the State Statistical Bureau after consultation with
the competent departments under the State Council and the statistical
bureaux under the people's governments of the provinces, autonomous
regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Article 10
The statistical data needed by the departments for comprehensive
coordination under the people's governments at various levels shall
generally be obtained from the statistical agencies and the relevant
competent departments under the people's governments at the same level.
When necessity arises for direct statistical investigation, plans and
programs shall be worked out and implemented after being examined and
approved in accordance with the provisions of the Statistical Law and
these Rules.
Article 11
Statistical investigation plans shall be worked out on the basis of
projects of statistical investigation. A project of statistical
investigation refers to a statistical investigation organized in a
specified time period for a certain investigation objective. The plan of
each investigation project shall specify the following: name of project,
organ to conduct the investigation, objective, scope, object(s), manner,
duration, and main content of investigation. Investigation programs of
statistical investigation projects shall be worked out simultaneously with
the statistical investigation plan. An investigation program shall
include:
(1) investigation forms to be filled out by objects of investigation and
written directions;
(2) overall statistical forms to be filled out and reported to the
leadership and written directions;
(3) the personnel and funds needed for statistical investigations and the
sources thereof.
Article 12
The statistical agencies under the people's governments at various levels
and those in the various competent departments shall strictly examine the
statistical investigation plans and their investigation programs sent in
for examination as to their necessity, feasibility and scientific
reliability. Those which do not conform to the provisions of these Rules
shall be returned for alterations or rejected. In drafting and examining
statistical investigation programs, the following principles shall be
adhered to:
(1) if the relevant data can be obtained from the statistical
investigations which have been approved or conducted, no such
investigations shall be repeated;
(2) comprehensive statistical investigation forms shall not be printed and
issued if the objectives can be achieved through sample, key and typical
case investigations or administrative registration. Regular statistics
shall not be conducted if a single investigation can satisfy the needs. If
yearly statistics suffices the needs, no quarterly statistics shall be
conducted; quarterly one suffices, no monthly one shall be done. Progress
statistics more frequent than monthly one must be strictly restrained;
(3) before a new statistical investigation program is made public, tests
shall be conducted at selected places, or the opinions of the relevant
localities, departments and grassroots units be heard, and feasibility
study be made, so as to ensure that the program is practicable and the
best possible investigation result receives due attention;
(4) the personnel and funds needed for the statistical investigations
shall be ensured.
Article 13
For a statistical investigation program that has been approved according
to the prescribed procedures, the designation of the organ which has
devised the investigation form, serial number of the form, the designation
of the organ to which the program has been sent for approval or for the
record and the serial number of approval shall all be indicated in the
upper right-hand corner of the investigation form. The units and
individuals to be investigated shall fill out the forms accurately,
promptly and gratuitously.
Statistical investigation forms (including investigation outlines with
collecting statistical data as the main objective without the above-
mentioned indicators shall be illegal forms, which all units and
individuals have the right to refuse to fill out and which the statistical
agencies under the people's governments at various levels are empowered to
nullify.
Article 14
Without consent of the organ which has drawn up the statistical
investigation program, no unit or individual shall revise the index
implications, scope of investigation, methods of calculation, classified
table of contents, format of the form, statistical codes, etc. as
prescribed in the statistical investigation program.
Chapter III Administration and Announcement of Statistical Data
Article 15
All localities, departments and units shall amplify the system of
examination and verification of statistical data and guarantee the
accuracy and promptness of statistical data.
The statistical data provided by various departments, enterprises and
institutions shall be examined, verified, signed or sealed by the leaders
of the respective departments and units or the persons responsible for
statistics before they are sent to the higher leadership. Data concerning
financial statistics shall be provided by financial organs or financial
personnel and shall be examined, verified and sealed by persons in charge
of financial departments. The statistical data provided by the statistical
agencies under the people's governments at various levels and by the
statisticians in townships and towns shall be examined, verified, signed
or sealed by the leading personnel in the statistical agencies under the
people's governments or by statisticians in townships and towns before
they are sent to the higher levels.
Leaders of various localities, departments and units shall not make
alterations in the statistical data provided by statistical agencies and
personnel according to the Statistics Law or statistical system. If they
consider the relevant data untrue, they shall order the statistical
agencies and personnel and other relevant personnel to verify and correct
them. If the deadline for data reporting has come, the data may be
reported first with due notations. If mistakes are really found after
verification, corrections shall be made without the time limit set by the
leadership.
Article 16
If statistical data are needed in formulating policies and plans, checking
the implementation of policies and plans, assessing economic and social
results and performance, and meting out awards and penalties, etc.,
leading organs at various levels shall, in accordance with the provisions
in Article 12 of the Statistics Law, take as solely credible the
statistical data bearing the signatures or seals of the statistical
agencies or persons in charge of statistics.
Article 17
The statistical agencies under the people's governments at various levels
must provide good consultancy services in statistical information and
serve the community by making full use of all social and economic
information that can be made known to the public. Consultancy services in
statistical information not controlled by the Statistics Law and
statistical systems but provided in conformity with the relevant
provisions of the State shall be non-gratuitous. The measures for such
non-gratuitous services shall be formulated by the State Statistical
Bureau in conjunction with the State Administration for Commodity Prices.
Article 18
All localities, departments and units must implement the Measures
Concerning Security and Administration of Statistical Data formulated by
the State Statistical Bureau so as to strengthen unified administration of
statistical data.
Article 19
All localities, departments and units must establish systems of
statistical data files and these files shall be properly kept, transferred
and turned over in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State
Archives Bureau.
Chapter IV Statistical Agencies and Statistical Personnel
Article 20
The function and responsibilities of the State Statistical Bureau shall be
as follows:
(1) formulating regulations concerning statistical work, drafting programs
to update statistical work, drawing up State statistical investigation
plans, leading and coordinating national statistical work and checking and
supervising the implementation of statistical laws and regulations
according to the State laws, policies and plans;
(2) amplifying accounting systems of national economy and systems of
statistical indexes, formulating the system of nationally unified forms
for basic data reporting, formulating solely or jointly with relevant
departments national statistical standards and examining and approving
departmental statistical standards;
(3) under the unified leadership of the State Council, organizing jointly
with relevant departments major general investigations of the national
conditions and national strength, organizing and coordinating sample
investigations of social and economic conditions in urban and rural areas
throughout the country;
(4) in accordance with the needs of the State in deciding policies,
formulating plans and carrying out administration, collecting, sorting out
and providing basic statistical data of the nation and conducting
statistical analysis, forecast and supervision of the national economic
and social development;
(5) examining the statistical investigation plans and their investigation
programs of the various departments under the State Council and exercising
control over the investigation forms issued by the various departments
under the State Council;
(6) checking, examining and approving, controlling, announcing and
publishing nationwide basic statistical data and regularly issuing
statistical bulletins concerning the national economic and social
development;
(7) leading and controlling the groups responsible for sample
investigations of the social and economic conditions in the urban and
rural areas throughout the country;
(8) organizing and directing nationwide statistical scientific studies,
statistical education, the training of statistical personnel and the
publication of statistical books and periodicals;
(9) conducting international exchanges in statistical work and statistical
science.
Article 21
The functions and responsibilities of the statistical agencies under the
local people's governments at or above the county level (including
municipal districts) shall be:
(1) accomplishing tasks of national statistical investigations, applying
national statistical standards and implementing the system of nationally
unified forms for basic statistical reporting;
(2) drafting plans to update local statistical work, working out
statistical investigation plans and the investigation programs, leading
and coordinating the statistical work conducted by the central and local
units in the localities and checking and supervising the implementation of
statistics laws and regulations;
(3) collecting, sorting out, and providing basic statistical data and
conducting statistical analysis, forecast and supervision of the essential
conditions of the economic and social development in their respective
localities in accordance with the needs of these localities in policy
formulation, plan drafting and administration;
(4) examining the statistical investigation plans and investigation
programs of the various departments in their respective localities and
exercising control over the investigation forms devised and issued by the
various departments in these localities;
(5) checking, examining and approving, controlling, announcing and
publishing the basic statistical data of their own localities according to
relevant stipulations. The statistical bureaux under the people's
governments in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities
directly under the Central Government shall regularly publish statistical
bulletins pertaining to the national economic and social development in
their respective localities. The statistical agencies under the people's
governments of municipalities and counties shall publish statistical
bulletins according to the decisions of the people's governments at the
same level;
(6) exercising unified control over the groups responsible for sample
investigations of the social and economic conditions in the urban and
rural areas in the localities;
(7) organizing and directing all the departments and units in the
localities in strengthening their foundational statistical work,
intensifying statistical education, the training of statistical cadres and
statistical scientific studies, assessing the performance of the cadres of
the statistical agencies under the governments and the statisticians in
the townships and towns in their respective localities and meting out
awards and penalties.
The statistical agencies under the local people's governments at various
levels shall be under the dual leadership of the people's governments at
the same levels as well as the statistical agencies under the people's
governments at the next higher levels; in terms of statistical work, they
shall be subject mainly to the leadership of the statistical agencies
under the people's governments at the next higher levels.
Article 22
The statisticians in townships and towns shall be responsible for local
comprehensive statistics. Their responsibilities are:
(1) accomplishing tasks of national and local statistical investigation,
applying national statistical standards, implementing the system of
nationally unified forms for basic statistical reporting, and checking and
supervising the implementation of statistical laws and regulations;
(2) collecting, sorting out, analysing, providing and administering the
statistical data of the townships and towns in accordance with relevant
stipulations;
(3) organizing and directing relevant departments and individuals of the
townships and towns in strengthening rural foundational statistical work,
amplifying systems of statistical accounting and statistical files in the
townships and towns and leading the statistical work in places under their
jurisdiction.
The people's governments in the provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the Central Government or in the
municipalities and counties shall post statisticians in townships and
towns in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Law and the
needs of statistical work and shall set up and improve networks of
statistical information among townships and towns. Vocationally,
statisticians in townships and towns and the statistical networks shall be
under the leadership of the statistical agencies under the people's
governments at the county level.
The statistical work in the administrative hamlets under townships and
towns shall be administered by the persons specially appointed by
villagers and committees. Vocationally, they shall be under the
leadership of townships and towns statisticians.
Article 23
The statistical agencies or the persons responsible for statistical work
in the competent departments under the people's governments at various
levels shall perform the comprehensive statistical functions in their
departments. Their functions and responsibilities shall be:
(1) organizing, directing and, in a comprehensive way, coordinating the
statistical work of various functional organs in the departments (such as
organs of production, supply and marketing, capital construction, labour
and personnel, finance, and accounting, etc.), jointly accomplishing the
tasks of national, departmental and local statistical investigation and
implementing, checking and supervising the implementation of statistical
laws and regulations;
(2) drafting plans to update the statistical work in the departments,
working out the statistical investigation plans and their investigation
programs of the departments, organizing and directing the statistical work
of enterprises and institutions in the departments or in the systems under
their jurisdiction, and intensifying the building of statistical
contingents and of the foundation of statistical work;
(3) in accordance with relevant stipulations, reporting and providing the
basic statistical data of the departments to leading organs and the
statistical agencies under the people's governments at the same levels and
conducting, in conjunction with planning and other relevant functional
organs, statistical analysis, forecast and supervision of the
implementation of the policies and plans and the results of management and
administration in these departments;
(4) administering the statistical investigation forms devised and issued
by the basic statistical data of the departments they belong to;
(5) organizing and directing, in conjunction with the personnel and
educational agencies in the departments they belong to, the statistical
education and the training of statistical cadres, assessing the
performances of the statistical personnel and meting out awards and
penalties, and strengthening the study of statistical science in these
departments. The statistical agencies of the competent departments in the
people's governments at various levels shall be established according to
actual needs and the principle of efficient and simple administration and
in the light of the provisions of the Statistics Law.
Article 24
The statistical agencies and the various competent departments under the
people's governments at various levels may, in accordance with the needs
of their tasks, set up statistical inspection agencies or posts for
statistical inspectors provided that no excess staff shall occur. The
responsibilities of statistical inspection agencies and statistical
inspectors are:
(1) checking regularly and thoroughly the implementation of statistical
laws and regulations and exposing, informing against or dealing with
violations of statistical laws and regulations;
(2) meting out penalties for the individuals and units that violate
statistical laws and regulations; if crimes are committed, the relevant
individuals or units shall be investigated for criminal liability by
judicial organs;
(3) submitting proposals concerning commendation and awards for those
individuals or collectives that meet the requirements of Article 30 of
these Rules. Statistical inspection agencies and statistical inspectors
shall exercise the authority of statistical inspection within the
prescribed limits of responsibility. Statistical inspectors shall be
appointed by the statistical agencies under the people's governments at
various levels or the various competent departments and be issued with
Statistical Inspector's Certificate, which shall be printed by the State
Statistical Bureau. When performing their duties, statistical inspectors
shall be empowered to send out Inquiries for Statistical Inspection, which
shall be answered accurately and promptly by the leaders and the persons
in charge in the inspected units. Those who refuse to answer shall be
punished according to relevant stipulations.
Article 25
The statistical agencies or persons in charge of statistics in enterprises
and institutions shall take charge of the comprehensive statistics in
their units. Their functions and responsibilities shall be:
(1) organizing, directing and coordinating in a comprehensive way the
statistical work of the various functional organs and subordinate agencies
in their units, jointly accomplishing the tasks of national, departmental
and local statistical investigation, formulating and implementing the
statistical plans and systems of their units, implementing, checking and
supervising the implementation of statistical laws and regulations;
(2) in accordance with relevant stipulations, reporting and providing
statistical data to the competent departments, the statistical agencies
under the local people's governments and statisticians in townships and
towns and conducting statistical analysis and supervision of the
implementation of the plans and the results of management and
administration in their units;
(3) administering the statistical investigation forms and basic
statistical data of their units;
(4) in conjunction with relevant functional organs, improving systems of
measurement and testing, amplifying systems of original records,
statistical accounting and bookkeeping. The statistical agencies or
persons in charge of statistics in enterprises and institutions shall be
directed by the statistical agencies under the local people's governments
or townships and towns statisticians in statistical matters. In small and
medium-sized enterprises and institutions where there are no full-time
statisticians, persons may be appointed to be specially responsible for
statistical work.
Article 26
The term of persons in charge of statistics refers to personnel
undertaking administrative duties who perform the responsibilities
provided for in the Statistics Law on behalf of their departments or
units. In general, where there are no statistical agencies, persons
qualified to take up professional statistical posts shall be put in charge
of statistics.
Article 27
All localities, departments and enterprises and institutions shall
establish professional statistical posts according to state stipulations
and actual needs.
Article 28
Before any persons holding professional statistical posts are transferred,
it shall be necessary to seek the opinions of the statistical agencies or
persons in charge of statistics in their respective localities,
departments and units. Consent shall be obtained of the statistical
agencies at the next higher levels prior to the transfer of any persons
holding professional posts above intermediate levels. Consent of the
statistical agencies under the people's governments at the next higher
levels shall be obtained prior to the transfer of the chief responsible
cadres in the statistical agencies under the local people's governments at
various levels. Consent shall be obtained of the statistical agencies
under the people's governments at county level prior to the transfer of
townships and towns statisticians. Consent of the competent departments
at the next higher levels and the statistical agencies under the local
people's governments shall be obtained prior to the transfer of chief
responsible persons of statistics in the various competent departments and
enterprises and institutions.
Article 29
The statistical agencies at various levels shall generally recruit
statistical personnel from among graduates of colleges, junior colleges
and technical secondary schools. If it is necessary to recruit from among
senior middle school leavers, the candidates must go through examinations
and only those who have done well shall be taken. The statistical agencies
in charge shall organize training and examination or assessment of those
existing statistical personnel who have not received formal training in
statistics and shall report the results to the personnel departments.
Those who are not qualified shall be demoted or removed from professional
statistical posts.
When statistical personnel are transferred or removed from office, persons
competent for the prescribed responsibilities shall take over and go
through relevant procedures for it.
Chapter V Awards and Penalties
Article 30
The statistical agencies under the people's governments at various levels,
various competent departments and enterprises and institutions shall, in
accordance with the stipulations of the State or the enterprises and
institutions, make regular assessment and give awards to the statistical
personnel or groups of people that fall into any of the following
categories:
(1) those who have made important contributions to reforming and improving
statistical systems and methods;
(2) those who have made remarkable achievements in accomplishing
prescribed tasks of statistical investigation and ensuring the accuracy
and promptness of statistical data;
(3) those who have brought forth new ideas and made important achievements
in statistical analysis, forecast and supervision;
(4) those who have achieved remarkable results in the application and
dissemination of modern information technology;
(5) those who have made important contributions to improving statistical
education and statistical professional training, conducting scientific
research in statistics and raising the levels of statistical science;
(6) those who have outstanding performances in upholding a practical and
realistic style of work, acting within the framework of law and waging
unremitting struggles against violations of statistical laws and
regulations.
The awards may be rated as follows: issuance of commendatory order, a
merit for the record, a special merit for the record, promotion in title
or rank, conferment of an honorary title. Prizes and bonuses may also be
awarded. The bonus shall be paid from the relevant funds according to the
provisions of the State or enterprises and institutions.
Article 31
For any of the following acts, which is not grave enough to constitute a
crime, the departments in charge shall, in the light of specific
situations, subject the relevant leaders or persons directly responsible
to administrative sanctions:
(1) making false and deceptive reports pertaining to statistical data;
(2) forging or tampering with statistical data;
(3) refusing to make reports or repeatedly delaying reports on statistical
data;
(4) preventing statistical agencies or personnel from exercising their
functions provided for in the Statistics Law and these Rules;
(5) making and issuing statistical investigation forms without approval,
in violation of the relevant provisions in the Statistics Law;
(6) making statistical data public without approval before they are
checked and approved, in violation of the relevant provisions in the
Statistics Law;
(7) violating the relevant security provisions in the Statistics Law.
Administrative sanctions may be classified as follows:
warning, a demerit for the record, a special demerit for the record,
demotion in title or rank, removal from office, probation on job and
dismissal.
In serious cases where private businesses that have committed any of the
first three illegal acts mentioned above shall, upon approval of the
people's governments at or above the country level, be subject to a
penalty of suspension of business or revocation of business licence by
administrative departments for industry and commerce.
Article 32
If a party concerned refuses to accept the administrative sanction imposed
for violating Article 31 of these Rules, it (he) may appeal to the higher
authorities.
Article 33
Those who have committed crimes in violating the Statistics Law shall be
investigated for criminal responsibility according to law by judicial
organs.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 34
The State Statistical Bureau shall be responsible for the interpretation
of these Rules.
Article 35
These Rules shall go into effect as of the date of promulgation.
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