(Adopted by the 25th ordinary meeting of the Government of the Northern Province on 29 December 2008 [2008] of the People's Government Order No. 18 of 30 December 2008]

The Northern Province People's Government has decided to amend the following:

In paragraph 1 of Article 7, the Science and Technology Screening Award was revised to read as follows:

Article 12 was amended to read: “The Science and Technology Screening Award, the Natural Science Award, the Technology Inventation Award, the Science and Technology Progress Award and the International Scientific Technical Cooperation Award, which are evaluated annually.

Article 16, paragraph 3.

Amendments to article 18, paragraph 2, “shall be within thirty days of the date of publication” are “shall be within the specified period”.

V. amend article 19, paragraph 2, to read “The number of awards per year for scientific and technological contributions”.

Article 19, paragraph 3, was amended to read as “the natural science award, technology inventation and scientific and technological advances awards for annual awards of no more than three hundred projects”.

Article 19 adds a paragraph and serves as paragraph 4: “The total annual awards for international scientific technical cooperation awards do not exceed five”.

Article 22 was amended to read: “A person who obtained a scientific and technological contribution (other than in the province) has access to provincial labour model or provincial advanced workers' treatment”

Article 23 was amended to read: “Regional science and technology incentives are included in provincial science and technology funding budgets”.

X. Amend article 25 as follows: “Theft, intrusive scientific and technological outcomes of others or other unjustifiable means of decepting provincial science and technology awards, which are criticized by the provincial science and technology administration, the withdrawal of the corresponding incentives, the recovery of awards and awards after the approval of the Government of the province, and, in the event of serious circumstances, the eligibility of the provincial science and technology awards should also be suspended, in addition to the above-mentioned provisions, and recommended that the relevant departments give due effect to the law to those responsible for direct responsibility.

Article 26 was amended to read as follows: “The recommended units or individuals provide false material to assist others in decepting the provincial science and technology awards, which are criticized by the provincial science and technology administration and the withdrawal of the corresponding incentives after the approval of the Government of the province, the recovery of awards and awards, and, in the event of serious circumstances, the eligibility of the recommended provincial science and technology awards should be suspended or cancelled, in addition to the above-mentioned provisions, and recommended that the relevant departments give legal treatment to the competent and other direct responsibilities.

This decision is implemented since the date of publication.

The North Province's science and technology incentives scheme is re-published in accordance with this decision.

Annex: Science and technology incentives in Northern Province (Amendment 2008)

Chapter I General

Article 1 provides incentives for citizens, organizations that have made a prominent contribution in science and technology progress activities to play a full and active, creative role of science and technology personnel, encourage innovation in science and technology, accelerate the scientific and technological cause and economic and social development in my province, and develop this approach in line with the National Science and Technology Awards.

Article 2

(i) Science and technology contributions awards;

(ii) Natural science awards;

(iii) Technical invention awards;

(iv) Science and technology progress awards;

(v) International Scientific Technical Cooperation Award.

Article 3

Article IV recommended, evaluated and awarded provincial science and technology awards, in accordance with the principles of openness, equity, impartiality and impartiality, without unlawful interference by any organization or individual.

The provincial science and technology administration is responsible for the management of evaluation organizations and incentives for provincial science and technology awards.

Article 6. Social forces have established scientific and technical incentives across provinces or provinces, which should be registered in provincial science and technology administrations. Its incentives must not be charged with any cost.

Chapter II

Article 7. Science and technology highlights awards to the following citizens:

(i) Significant economic benefits and social benefits in science and technology innovation, scientific and technological transformation and high-technical industrialization, making special contributions to economic and social development in my province;

(ii) A major breakthrough on contemporary science and technology, or the creation of trees in science and technology development.

Article 8. The natural science award grants citizens who have identified natural phenomena, characteristics and regulations in basic research and the application of scientific basics for creative research results.

The important scientific discoveries referred to in the preceding paragraph refer to the fact that the former has not been found or has not yet been clarified, that it is recognized by the natural scientific community at the national and international levels, with important scientific values or an important impact on promoting economic construction and social development in the province.

Article 9. The Technical Invention Award grants citizens who use scientific and technological knowledge to make important technological inventions in the areas of products, processes, materials and systems.

The main technological invention referred to in the previous paragraph refers to the fact that the former had not been invented or had not been made public, advanced and creative, had been applied for more than one year and achieved greater economic benefits or social benefits.

Article 10 The Science and Technology Progress Prize awards to the following citizens, organizations that have made a prominent contribution in the development and application of the promotion of advanced science and technology outcomes:

(i) To complete the transformation of important scientific and technological innovation, science and technology outcomes and to create significant economic benefits in the implementation of technology development and high-technical industrialization projects;

(ii) In the implementation of social good projects, long-term scientific and technical work on the basis of science and technology, socio-technical science and technology promotion, which, through practical tests, create significant social benefits;

(iii) To take the lead in the application of new technologies and new methods to bring the works to the domestic leadership level in the implementation of major engineering projects.

The incentives set out in paragraph (iii) above are granted only to organizations. Citizens who are scientifically found and invented by technology in the completion of major engineering projects may recommend natural science awards, technical invention awards.

Article 11 International Scientific Technical Cooperation Awards foreign nationals or foreign organizations that make important contributions to the scientific and technological cause of the province:

(i) Cooperate with Chinese citizens or organizations within the territorial administration to study, develop and achieve significant scientific and technological results;

(ii) The transfer of advanced science and technology and the development of talent to Chinese citizens or organizations within the province's administration is significant;

(iii) To contribute to scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between the province and foreign countries.

Chapter III Evaluation and award

Article 12 Science and technology highlights contributions awards, natural science awards, technology invention awards, scientific and technological advances awards and international scientific technical cooperation awards, each year.

Article 13 establishes a provincial science and technology incentive evaluation committee (hereinafter referred to as the evaluation committee), responsible for the evaluation of provincial science and technology awards.

The Evaluation Committee's office is based in the provincial science and technology administration and is responsible for the day-to-day work.

Article 14. The Evaluation Committee consists of experts and scholars in line with the following conditions:

(i) High-level technical qualifications;

(ii) Work on scientific research, technology development;

(iii) A wealth of expertise and experience in practice, familiar with the developments in science and technology development in this discipline, in the professional field and in the country;

(iv) There is a high level of policy and good ideological ethics and adherence to the principles and integrity.

Article 15 Candidates for provincial science and technology awards are recommended by the following units or individuals:

(i) The Government's science and technology administration in the established area;

(ii) The relevant departments of the Government of the province, which are relevant groups and other organizations;

(iii) Other units that meet the qualifications set by the provincial science and technology administration and experts in science and technology.

The scientific and technical outcomes completed by the head of the force and the parent unit may be recommended by the relevant departments of the provincial government through the municipal science and technology administration in the area of the location.

Article 16 recommended units and individuals that recommend provincial science and technology awards should be completed in a uniform format to provide complete, real and reliable evaluation materials.

The same result will only recommend a category of provincial science and technology awards for evaluation in the evaluation year.

Article 17 evaluates the candidate project and makes recommendations for the award and grade.

Article 18 As a result of the recommendations made by the Evaluation Committee, social oversight was made available to society.

Any unit and individual dissenting shall, within a specified period of time, be submitted to the Evaluation Committee for the purpose of organizing an objection between the relevant departments and experts. No objection has been made or, despite any objection, has been resolved within the prescribed period, with the approval of the Government of the people of the province by the provincial science and technology administration.

Article 19 Science and technology highlights contributions awards and international scientific technical cooperation awards at all levels. Natural science awards, technology invention awards, science and technology advancement awards are divided into one such award, two awards, and three levels.

The number of scientific and technological contributions awards per year does not exceed two.

The total number of natural science awards, technical invention awards and scientific and technological advances awards is not more than three hundred per year.

The International Scientific Technical Cooperation Award does not exceed five per year.

Various types of incentives for science and technology are not eligible for evaluation.

Article 20 Screening Awards for Science and Technology, Natural Sciences Awards, Technology Inventation Awards and Science and Technology Progress Awards were awarded by the Government of the Provincial People.

The International Scientific Technical Cooperation Award was issued by the Government of the Provincial People.

Article 21 awards for scientific and technological contributions are made by the Provincial Science and Technology Administration with the financial sector and are submitted to the Government for approval.

The amount of awards for natural science awards, technical invention awards and scientific and technological progress awards is provided by the provincial science and technology administration with the financial sector.

The International Scientific Technical Cooperation Prize is awarded only awards.

Individuals who have received a science and technology salient contribution award (other than in the province) are entitled to provincial labour models or to provincial advanced workers.

The provision for provincial science and technology incentives is included in the budget for provincial science and technology.

Article 24 awards for provincial science and technology awards should be recorded in their own archives as the basis for the conduct of the examination, promotion, evaluation of professional technical qualifications and access to the treatment.

Chapter IV Corporal punishment

Article 25: Theft, intrusion of the scientific and technological outcomes of others or other unjustifiable means of decepting the provincial science and technology awards are criticized by the provincial science and technology administration, the withdrawal of the corresponding incentives, the recovery of awards and awards after the approval of the Government of the province, and, in serious circumstances, the eligibility of the provincial science and technology awards should also be suspended, in addition to the above-mentioned provisions, and recommended that the relevant departments give legal treatment to the competent and other direct responsibilities.

Article 26 recommends that units or individuals provide false material to assist others in decepting provincial science and technology awards, which are criticized by the provincial science and technology administration, withdraw the corresponding incentives, recover awards and awards after the approval of the Government of the province, and, in serious circumstances, be suspended or removed from the eligibility of their recommended provincial science and technology awards, and recommends that the relevant departments give due effect to the law.

Article 27 has not been registered and has been established by the Ministry of Science and Technology for All in the province or within the province, which is banned by the provincial science and technology administration.

However, fees have been registered for scientific and technological incentives, which are confiscated by the provincial science and technology administration, which can and receive more than three times the fines; in serious circumstances, the registration is cancelled.

Article 28, when the members of the Evaluation Committee and their staff use their posts, misleading, provocative fraud in the course of the evaluation, are subject to administrative disposition by their competent authorities or by their units, which constitute a crime, and criminal responsibility by the judiciary.

Article 29 is incompatible with administrative penalties by the parties and may apply for administrative review or administrative proceedings in accordance with the law.

Chapter V

The commune government of the establishment of a science and technology award, which is set out by the local people's Government, provides for the provincial science and technology administration.

The Ministry of the People's Government of the province has no longer established science and technology awards.

Article 32 is implemented since the date of publication.