People's Republic of China Law of science and technology popularization People's Republic of China Law of popularization of science and technology (June 29, 2002 adopted at the 28th session of the Standing Committee of the ninth) contents chapter I General provisions chapter II Organization and administration chapter social chapter fourth fifth chapter on safeguards the legal responsibilities sixth chapter supplementary articles article I of chapter I General provisions in order to implement the strategy of rejuvenating and sustainable development strategies, strengthen the popularization of science and technology And improve the scientific and cultural quality of the citizens, promoting economic development and social progress in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws, this law is enacted. Second law applies to States and societies spread scientific and technological knowledge, advocate scientific methods, dissemination of scientific thought, carry forward the spirit of science activities. Popularization of science and technology (hereinafter referred to as science), you should take the form of easy to understand, accept and participate in the public. Third State organs, armed forces, public organizations, enterprises and institutions shall carry out scientific work, the rural grass-roots organizations and other organizations. Citizens have the right to participate in science activities. Fourth science is public, is an important content of the construction of Socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization. Development is a long-term task of national science popularization. State supports ethnic minority regions, remote and poor areas of science. Fifth State shall protect the lawful rights and interests of science organizations and scientific workers, encourage scientific organizations and scientific workers independent science activities, set up according to law science popularization. Sixth national support social forces to set up science careers. Social forces to run science popularization can be run in accordance with the market mechanism. Article seventh mass, social and Science Popularization work should stick to regular, practical, and according to local conditions, take a variety of forms. Eighth science should uphold the scientific spirit, and oppose and reject pseudoscience. No unit or individual may, in the name of science engage in activities prejudicial to the public interest. Nineth State support and to promote international cooperation and exchanges. Tenth chapter organization and management at various levels shall exercise leadership in science, science should be integrated into national economic and social development plan for Science Popularization work to create a good environment and conditions. The people's Government above the county level shall establish a scientific coordination system. 11th science and Technology Administration Department under the State Council is responsible for formulating the national popular science planning, policy guidance, supervision, and promote the development of science. Other administrative departments of the State Council according to their respective areas of responsibility, is responsible for the science related to the work. Local people's Governments at or above the county level science and Technology Administration Department and other administrative departments under the people's Government at the leaders in accordance with their respective mandates, is responsible for the science related to the work in this area. 12th science and Technology Association is the major social science work. Association for science and technology organizations to carry out mass activities, social, regular science, social organizations, enterprises and institutions to carry out scientific activities related to support and assist the Government in formulating science planning, work for Government science policy advice. 13th chapter social responsibility of science is the common task of the whole society. Community organizations participate in science activities. 14th all schools and other educational institutions should regard science as an important part of quality education, organizing students to engage in various forms of popular science activities. Science and Technology Museum (station), science and Technology Center, and other popular science education base, should organize young people out of school science education activities. 15th scientific research and technological development institutions, institutions of higher learning, science and social sciences class social groups should be organized and support scientific and technological workers and teachers of science, encourage their science advocacy work; conditional, should be open to the public laboratories, galleries and other venues, facilities, seminars and provision of advice. Scientific and technical workers and teachers should play to their strengths and expertise, active participation and support of science. 16th, press and publishing, radio, film and TV, culture, institutions and bodies should play their respective advantages of popular science propaganda work. Integrated class newspaper, and journals should opened science column, and designed version; radio, and television should opened science column or broadcast science program; television production, and issued and show institutions should strengthening science television works of making, and issued and show; books published, and issued institutions should support science books of published, and issued; integrated Internet station should opened Science page; Technology Museum (station), and library, and Museum, and cultural centers, culture places should play science education of role. Article 17th health care, family planning, environmental protection, land and resources, heritage, tourism, sports, weather, earthquakes and other State organs, institutions, science activities should be combined with their work. 18th trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women's federations and other community groups should be combined with the characteristics of their respective objects organized activity. Article 19th enterprises should be combined with technical innovation and worker skills science activities, conditions may set up science museums and facilities open to the public. 20th national rural popular science work. Rural grass-roots organizations should be based on the needs of local economic and social development around the scientific production and civilized life, play a science organization, the role of rural schools in villages and towns, popular science work. Rural economic organizations, institutions and rural professional technique Association of agricultural technology extension and should be combined with the promotion of advanced and applicable technologies to farmers spread scientific and technological knowledge. 21st urban grass-roots organizations and communities should use the location of science and technology, education, culture, health and tourism resources, combined with the residents ' living, learning, health, entertainment, and the need for science activities. 22nd in parks, shopping malls, airports, stations, terminals and other types of management of establishments shall, within the scope of the jurisdiction of strengthening popular science propaganda. Fourth chapter safeguards 23rd people's Governments at various levels shall include science funding in the budget at the same level, gradually raise science level, protection of Science Popularization work smoothly. People's Governments at all levels should arrange some of its funds for science. 24th of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and other conditions of the local people's Governments, science museums, facilities should be incorporated into the planning of urban and rural construction and the capital master plan; the existing science venue, facilities, maintenance and renovation should be strengthened. Government financial investment in science museums, should be equipped with the necessary staff, open to the public year round, preferential for teenagers, and are not allowed for other purposes; financial difficulties, financial subsidies should be at the same level, make it run properly. There are no conditions where science museums, you can use existing facilities such as science and technology, education, culture, science, and the establishment of Science Gallery, shop and so on. 25th State support of science, tax concessions on the law on Science popularization. Popular science popular science activities, to run science popularization, it may receive funding and donations. 26th both inside and outside the State encourages social organizations and individuals to establish a Science Fund to support science popularization. 27th both inside and outside the State encourages social organizations and individuals donated property financing of Science Popularization; on donated assets to or invest in science popularization of popular science venue, facilities, shall be subject to concessions. 28th article of science funds and property of social organizations and individuals to sponsor popular science, must be used for Science popularization by any unit or individual shall not be deducted, withheld, misappropriated. 29th levels of people's Governments, science and technology associations and units concerned should support science popularizer of science, organizations and individuals who made important contributions to science, be commended and rewarded. Fifth chapter legal responsibility of 30th in the name of science is prejudicial to the public interest activities disturbing public order or swindling money by the authorities concerned to give criticism, and stop violating public security regulations, the public security organs shall be subject to administrative penalties for public security constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. 31st in violation of the provisions of this law, deduction, withholding or misappropriating Science funding or corruption, embezzlement of donations, the competent departments ordered to return; the persons in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given administrative sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. 32nd any government financial investment in science museums to his use, the competent authority shall order correction within in serious cases, the persons in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given administrative sanctions. Disturb the order or damage science museums science venue, facilities, ordered to stop the abuse, according to law of restitution or compensation constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. 33rd national staff working in popular science articles in the abuse of power, negligence, malpractice, shall be given administrative sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. 　　Sixth chapter supplementary articles 34th article of the Act come into force on the date of promulgation.