Military Facilities Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (2014 Amendment)

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to protect the safety of military facilities, ensure the efficiency of use of military facilities and the normal conduct of military activities, strengthen national defense modernization, consolidate national defense, and resist aggression, this Article is formulated in accordance with the Constitution Law. Article 2 The term “military facilities” as mentioned in this Law refers to the following buildings, sites and equipment directly used by the state for military purposes:

(1) Command organs, ground and underground command projects, and combat projects;< /p>

(2) Military airports, ports, and docks;

(3) Camps, training grounds, and testing grounds;

(4) Military caves and warehouses;

(5) Military communications, reconnaissance, navigation, and observation stations, measurement, navigation, and navigation aid signs;

(6) Military highways and railway special lines, military communications, and power transmission Lines, military oil and water pipelines;

(7) Border and coastal defense control facilities;

(8) Other military facilities specified by the State Council and the Central Military Commission.

Military facilities specified in the preceding paragraph include temporary facilities necessary for the military to perform tasks. Article 3 People's governments and military agencies at all levels shall proceed from the interests of national security and jointly protect military facilities and safeguard national defense interests.

The General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, under the leadership of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, is in charge of the protection of military facilities nationwide. The military region commander is responsible for the protection of military facilities within the jurisdiction.

Where there are military facilities, relevant military agencies and local people's governments at or above the county level should establish a coordination mechanism for the protection of military and local military facilities to cooperate with each other to supervise and inspect the protection of military facilities. Article 4 All organizations and citizens of the People's Republic of China have the obligation to protect military facilities.

It is prohibited for any organization or individual to damage or harm military facilities.

Any organization or individual has the right to report and accuse any behavior that damages or endangers military facilities. Article 5: The state shall coordinate economic construction, social development and the protection of military facilities, and promote the coordination of economic and social development and the protection of military facilities. Article 6: The state implements the policy of classifying protection and ensuring key points for military facilities. Article 7: The state commends and rewards organizations and citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the protection of military facilities. Chapter 2 Delimitation of Military Restricted Areas and Military Management Areas Article 8 The state shall delimit military restricted areas and military management areas based on the nature, role, safety and security needs of military facilities, and requirements for use efficiency.

The term "military restricted areas" as used in this law refers to military areas that are equipped with important military facilities or have major dangerous factors and require the state to take special measures for key protection and are demarcated in accordance with legal procedures and standards.

The term "military management area" as used in this law refers to a military area that is equipped with relatively important military facilities or has relatively high risk factors and requires the state to take special measures to protect it, and is demarcated in accordance with legal procedures and standards. . Article 9 Military restricted zones and military management areas shall be determined by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, or by military regions in accordance with the provisions of the State Council and the Central Military Commission.

Military restricted areas and military management areas should be equipped with signboards in accordance with regulations. The local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for setting up signs. Article 10 The scope of military restricted areas and military administrative areas on land and water shall be jointly delimited by the military command and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, or by the military command and the relevant departments of the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. *Same as specified. The scope of air military restricted areas and particularly important land and water military restricted areas shall be delimited by the State Council and the Central Military Commission. Article 11 The cancellation or change of military restricted areas and military management areas shall be handled in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph 1 of Article 9 of this Law.

The scope adjustment of military restricted areas and military management areas shall be handled in accordance with the procedures stipulated in Article 10 of this Law. Article 12 The demarcation or adjustment of the scope of military restricted areas and military management areas shall be based on the premise of ensuring the safety, confidentiality and efficiency of military facilities, taking into account economic construction, natural environment protection, and the production and life of local people. Article 13 If the delimitation or expansion of military restricted areas or military management areas requires the expropriation or expropriation of land, forest land, grasslands, water surfaces, or tidal flats, it shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations. Chapter 3 Protection of Military Restricted Areas Article 14 The management units of military restricted areas shall, according to specific conditions and in accordance with the delineated scope, build walls and set up barbed wire and other obstacles for land military restricted areas, and set up obstacles or boundary markers for water military restricted areas. Article 15 It is prohibited for persons, vehicles, and ships other than the land and water military restricted area management units to enter the military restricted area. It is prohibited to photograph, film, record, survey, measure, depict, and describe the military restricted area. It is prohibited for aircraft to conduct low-altitude flights over the military restricted area. flight. However, this is excepted if approved by military authorities at or above the military region level.

Aircrafts are prohibited from entering air military restricted areas, unless approved in accordance with relevant national regulations.

The use of photography, video recording, recording, survey, measurement, description and description of materials in military restricted areas must be approved by military authorities at or above the military region level. Article 16 Within the military restricted areas of waters, it is prohibited to build or set up non-military facilities, and to engage in aquaculture, fishing and other activities that hinder the movement of military ships and endanger the safety, confidentiality and efficiency of military facilities.