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CHN-2012-L-92671
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Title_of_text
Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (2012 Revision) (Order No. 72 of the President of the PRC).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards); Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-12-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Adopted at the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on August 29, 1996, amended in accordance with the Decision on Amending Some Laws at the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on August 27, 2009 and amended at the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on December 28, 2012.
NOTE: The Law was subsequently amended in 2015.
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Maintenance and Support by Families
Chapter III Social Security
Chapter IV Social Services
Chapter V Social Preferential Treatment
Chapter VI Livable Environment
Chapter VII Participation in Social Development
Chapter VIII Legal Liability
Chapter IX Supplementary Provisions
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2013-07-01
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Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1996-08-29 (CHN-1996-L-71658)
Law on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, 1996.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Chinalawinfo Co. Ltd, Peking University
Country
People's Republic of China
URL
http://en.pkulaw.cn/
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Chinalawinfo Co. Ltd, Peking University
Country
People's Republic of China
URL
http://www.lawinfochina.com/
File
CHN92671 2012.pdf (PDF of Law in English and Chinese (Original 1996 Version))