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National Fitness Regulations

Original Language Title: 全民健身条例

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  People's Republic of China promulgated by Decree (No. 560)

The national fitness regulations Executive meeting of the State Council on August 19, 2009 the 77th through, are hereby promulgated and come into force on October 1, 2009.

Premier Wen Jiabao on August 30, 2009 chapter I General provisions

First in order to promoting the development of national fitness activity, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens in national fitness activities, improve fitness, this Ordinance is enacted.

The second national fitness cause local people's Governments at or above the county level shall be incorporated into the national economic and social development plan, there are plans to build sports facilities, increased spending on rural areas and urban communities, grass-roots input in the construction of public sports facilities, promoting the balanced and coordinated development of fitness.

National support, encourage and promote adapted sports consumption and people's living standards as well as the development of the sports industry.

The third State shall promote the construction of grass-roots cultural and sports organizations, encourage sports social groups, sports private non-enterprise units and other mass organizations of sports fitness.

IV a citizen shall have the right to participate in fitness activities.

Local people's Governments at various levels shall guarantee citizens the right to participate in fitness activities.

Fifth State sports authorities are responsible for the nation's fitness for work, other relevant departments under the State Council of fitness for work is undertaken within their respective areas of responsibility.

Competent departments of physical education of the local people's Governments at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as sports authorities) responsible for the administration of the national fitness work, relevant departments of local people's Governments at or above the county level of fitness for work is undertaken within their respective areas of responsibility.

Sixth the State encourages to fitness to provide donations and sponsorship.

Natural person, legal person or other organization providing donation to national fitness cause, shall enjoy tax breaks.

Article seventh outstanding contribution in development of national fitness undertakings in organizations and individuals, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State giving commendations and awards.

Chapter II the national fitness program

Eighth State to develop fitness plans, clear objectives, tasks and measures of fitness for work, security and so on.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level according to the actual situation of the region business fitness plan their respective administrative areas.

Development of national fitness in national fitness program and implementation plans should fully take into account students, older persons, persons with disabilities and the special needs of rural residents.

Nineth countries carried out regular citizen physical fitness and physical activity survey.

Citizen monitoring carried out by sports authorities in conjunction with the relevant departments of the State Council, in which the students ' physique monitoring carried out by the education departments of the State Council.

Fitness survey carried out by the sports departments of the State Council.

Tenth Department of State under the Constitution surveillance and national fitness survey results, amended the national fitness program.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level in accordance with citizens ' physique monitoring result and national fitness survey results, implementation of the revised national fitness plan. 11th nationwide body-building plan Department jointly with other relevant departments of the people's Governments above the county level sports organizations.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level shall strengthen organization and coordination is responsible for the administrative implementation of the national health plan.

Sports authorities above the county level people's Government shall at the expiry of the term of the people's Governments at the corresponding level in conjunction with the relevant departments to assess the implementation of the national fitness program, and reported the results to the people's Governments at the corresponding level.

Chapter III national fitness activities 12th annual August 8 as the national fitness day.

People's Governments above the county level and their departments should strengthen fitness in national fitness day propaganda.

State organs, enterprises, institutions and other organizations should be in national fitness day in light of its own conditions and organize the in-house staff to carry out the national fitness activities.

Government sports authorities above the county level should be carried out in the national fitness day free fitness instruction services.

Public sports facilities should be on the national fitness day free and open to the public; national encouraged other sports facilities on the national fitness day free and open to the public.

13th State Sports Department regularly organizes national mass sports activities; other relevant departments under the State Council, a national organization, etc, based on the need to organise a national mass sports activities.

Local people's Governments shall organize regular regional mass sports activities.

14th County sports authorities should be traditional festival and off-season organization and adapting to the cultural life of rural labor and fitness activities.

15th State organs, enterprises, institutions and other organizations should organize personnel to carry out career break (front) and amateur fitness activities; conditional, could host the games, exercise testing, fitness test and other activities.

16th trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women's Federation, Federation and other social groups should be combined with its own characteristics, organizations are invited to carry out the national fitness activities.

Sports Association should be to popularize sports and organized fitness activities included in the work plan, and guidance and support for physical activity.

17th grassroots cultural and sports groups, neighborhood committees and village committees should be organizing residents to carry out sports activities, assist Governments to do related work.

18th to encourage fitness activities site mass sports, sports clubs and other organizations to carry out the national fitness activities to publicize scientific knowledge; sports authorities above the county level people's Governments and other departments concerned should support it.

19th national fitness activities such as sports competitions organized by the law, no organization or individual may illegally set and charge-approval costs.

20th radio stations, television stations, newspapers and Internet websites should be strengthened, such as the coverage of national fitness activities, popularize scientific knowledge, enhancing citizens ' consciousness.

Schools shall, according to article 21st of the People's Republic of China sports law and the provisions of the regulations of sports in schools, according to the students ' age, gender and physical condition, organizing the implementation of physical education teaching, exercises, eye exercises, sports activities, guiding students ' physical exercises, to improve students ' physical fitness.

Schools should ensure that students in school during 1 hour of physical activity every day.

22nd school held at least once per school year of the games conditional, also plans to organize students to participate in excursions, camping, sports and summer (winter) camp and other activities.

23rd basic cultural and sports organizations, schools and families shall strengthen cooperation, support and guide the students to participate in school sports activities.

Youth activity center, the children's Palace, women's and children's Center and other students to engage in sports activities should be facilitated.

24th big fitness activities, should be in accordance with the national provisions relating to safety management of large scale mass activities, good safety work.

25th no organization or individual may make use of the fitness activities promoting feudal superstitions, contrary to public morals, public order, impair the health of citizens.

The fourth chapter universal health protection

26th the people's Governments above the county level shall fitness requirements should be included in the financial budgets, and with the development of the national economy gradually increased our investment in fitness.

In accordance with the relevant sports authorities assign the policy on allocation of lottery use lottery, for national fitness cause should be according to the relevant regulations of the State.

27th public sports facilities planning, construction, use, management, protection, and management of public sports facilities provide services shall comply with the provisions of the regulations on public cultural and sports facilities.

Planning and construction of public sports facilities should be commensurate with the level of local economic development, convenient for people participating in fitness activities; public sports facilities in the rural areas of planning, construction should also take into account rural labor and cultural habits. 28th should do in their spare time and holidays are open to students of the school sports facilities.

Public schools should actively create conditions to public sports facilities and encouraged private school sports facilities open to the public.

People's Governments at the county level to support school sports facilities open to the public, school-related sports facilities open to the public liability insurance.

Schools to maintain the operation of the facility needs to use the sports facilities of the public with necessary fees. 29th public places such as parks and green space management units shall be arranged fitness site according to its own terms.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level sports authorities according to the actual situation of fitness equipment provided free.

Residential design should organize fitness activities.

Article 30th parks, green spaces, squares and other public places and residential management unit should be on the public places and residential fitness equipment clear of configuration management and maintenance responsibility.

31st state strengthening the construction of social sports instructors, scientific guidance of fitness activities. States not to receive remuneration for the purpose to teach public health skills, organized fitness activities, the dissemination of scientific knowledge and technical service of social sport guidance personnel hierarchy.

Local people's Governments at or above the county level responsible for sports should be free of charge for its providing knowledge and skills training, and the establishment of archives. State of social sports instructors in fitness guide for professional implementation of the vocational qualification certificate system.

To high risk sport for social sports instructors in fitness guidance for vocational, occupational qualification to be achieved in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.

32nd engaged in dangerous sports, shall comply with the following conditions and apply to the Sports Department in charge of the people's Governments above the county level:

(A) sports facilities meet national standards;

(B) have the requisite number of achieved national vocational qualification certificate of social sports instructors and aid workers;

(C) have appropriate security safeguards and measures. Government sports authorities above the county level shall, from the date of receipt of the application in the 30th for field verification, make a decision to approve or not to approve.

Approval, shall issue permits; is not granted, it shall notify the applicant in writing and state the reasons.

Apply for a high risk sport, approved by the people's Governments above the county level shall take the sports authority file, to register with the industrial and commercial administrative departments shall go through the relevant formalities.

Sports departments under the State Council shall, jointly with relevant departments, adjust the list of high-risk sports, upon approval by the State Council to the public.

The 33rd State encourages fitness for event organizers and fitness management law to insure the liability insurance.

State encourages participation in national fitness activities citizens insured accident insurance according to law.

34th article of high risk departments of local people's Governments at or above the county level sports sports and business activities, and shall fulfil their duties of supervision and inspection.

The fifth chapter legal liability

35th school violates the provisions of this Ordinance, by the Department of education the people's Governments above the county level in accordance with administrative privileges shall order rectification refuses, the persons in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given administrative sanctions.

36th article without approved, unauthorized business high risk sports project of, by County above place Government sports competent sector according to management permission ordered corrected; has illegal proceeds of, confiscated illegal proceeds; illegal proceeds insufficient 30,000 Yuan or no illegal proceeds of, and at 30,000 yuan above 100,000 yuan following of fine; illegal proceeds 30,000 yuan above of, and at illegal proceeds twice times above 5 times times following of fine. 37th article high risk sports project operators made license Hou, no longer meet this Ordinance provides conditions still business the sports project of, by County above place Government sports competent sector according to management permission ordered corrected; has illegal proceeds of, confiscated illegal proceeds; illegal proceeds insufficient 30,000 Yuan or no illegal proceeds of, and at 30,000 yuan above 100,000 yuan following of fine; illegal proceeds 30,000 yuan above of, and at illegal proceeds twice times above 5 times times following of fine; refused to corrected of,

The original permit issuing authority shall revoke the license.

Article 38th spread feudal superstition and exploitation of fitness activities contrary to public morality, disrupt public order, impair the health of citizens, by the public security organs in accordance with the People's Republic of China public security management punishment law provides for penalties constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

39th staff in relevant departments of the people's Governments above the county level and fitness for dereliction of duty, abuse of authority or engages, shall be subject to punishment constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

The sixth chapter supplementary articles 40th article of the regulations come into force on October 1, 2009.