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People's congresses are established in provinces, autonomous
regions, municipalities directly under the central government,
autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties, cities,
municipal districts, townships, ethnic townships and towns. Local
people's congresses at various levels are all local organs of state
power. Standing committees are established by people's congresses
at and above the county level.
Office bearers are elected to serve for five years on people's
congresses at the level of the provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the central government, autonomous
prefectures, counties, autonomous counties, cities and municipal
districts. The term of election is three years for people's
congresses of townships, ethnic townships and towns. Local people's
congresses at various levels exercise their functions and powers
according to the Constitution and laws.
Local people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the central government and their
standing committees have powers to formulate and promulgate local
laws and regulations in line with local conditions and local needs.
Such laws and regulations must of course not contravene the
Constitution, state statutes or administrative regulations. They
require to be reported to the NPC Standing Committee and the State
Council for the record.
People's congresses of cities which are the capitals of provinces
or autonomous regions and of such other major cities as are
approved by the State Council, together with their standing
committees, may also enact local laws and regulations. These
require the approval of the standing committee of the people's
congress of the province or autonomous region. They are then
reported to the NPC Standing Committee and the State Council for
the record.
The NPC Standing Committee has powers to annul any locally made
regulations or decisions that contravene the Constitution, the
statutes or administrative rules and regulations.
The autonomous statutes and local regulations enacted by the
people's congress of an autonomous region do not take effect until
they have been approved by the NPC Standing Committee.
The autonomous statutes and local regulations enacted by the
people's congress of an autonomous prefecture or an autonomous
county also do not take immediate effect. In this case they must
first be approved by the standing committee of the people's
congress of the provincial or autonomous region and then reported
to the NPC Standing Committee for the record.
The standing committee of a people's congress at provincial level
may send its chairman or vice chairman to attend a meeting of the
NPC Standing Committee to represent its views.
The NPC Standing Committee is responsible for the process of
electing the deputies to the NPC. It is also responsible for
responding to questions concerning law enforcement raised by
people's congresses at provincial level or by their standing
committees.
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