The Law of Land Administration of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国土地管理法
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
第一章总则
CHAPTER TWO OWNERSHIP AND RIGHT OF USE OF LAND
第二章土地的所有权和使用权
CHAPTER THREE GENERAL PLANS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF LAND
第三章土地利用总体规划
CHAPTER FOUR PROTECTION OF CULTIVATED LAND
第四章耕地保护
CHAPTER FIVE LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES
第五章建设用地
CHAPTER SIX SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION
第六章监督检查
CHAPTER SEVEN LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
第七章法律责任
CHAPTER EIGHT SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
第八章附则
Article 1 The law is formulated in compliance with the Constitution with a view to strengthening the administration of land, safeguarding the socialist public ownership of land, protecting and developing land resources, ensuring a rational use of and giving a real protection to cultivated land to promote sustainable development of the socialist economy.
第一条为了加强土地管理，维护土地的社会主义公有制，保护、开发土地资源，合理利用土地，切实保护耕地，促进社会经济的可持续发展，根据宪法，制定本法。
Article 2 The People's Republic of China resorts to a socialist public ownership i.e. an ownership by the whole people and ownerships by collectives, of land.
第二条中华人民共和国实行土地的社会主义公有制，即全民所有制和劳动群众集体所有制。
In ownership by the whole people, the State Council is empowered to be on behalf of the State to administer the land owned by the State.
全民所有，即国家所有土地的所有权由国务院代表国家行使。
No unit or individual is allowed to occupy, trade or illegally transfer land by other means. Land use right may be transferred by law.
任何单位和个人不得侵占、买卖或者以其他形式非法转让土地。土地使用权可以依法转让。
The State may requisition land owned by collectives according to law on public interests.
国家为公共利益的需要，可以依法对集体所有的土地实行征用。
The State introduces the system of compensated use of land owned by the State except the land has been allocated for use by the State according to law.
国家依法实行国有土地有偿使用制度。但是，国家在法律规定的范围内划拨国有土地使用权的除外。
Article 3 To cherish and give a rational use to the land as well as to give a true protection to the cultivated land are seen as a basic principle of land use in the country. The people's governments at all levels should manage to make an overall plan for the use of land to strictly administer, protect and develop land resources and stop any illegal occupation of land.
第三条十分珍惜、合理利用土地和切实保护耕地是我国的基本国策。各级人民政府应当采取措施，全面规划，严格管理，保护、开发土地资源，制止非法占用土地的行为。
Article 4 The State is to place a strict control on the usages of land.
第四条国家实行土地用途管制制度。
The State shall compile general plans to set usages of land including those of farm or construction use or unused. A strict control is to place on the turning of land for farm use to that for construction use to control the total amount of land for construction use and exercise a special protection on cultivated land.
国家编制土地利用总体规划，规定土地用途，将土地分为农用地、建设用地和未利用地。严格限制农用地转为建设用地，控制建设用地总量，对耕地实行特殊保护。
"Land for farm use" refers to land directly used for agricultural production, including cultivated land, wooded land, grassland, land for farmland water conservancy and water surfaces for breeding; "land for construction use" refers to land on which buildings and structures are put up, including land for urban and rural housing and public facilities, land for industrial and mining use, land for building communications and water conservancy facilities, land for tourism and land for building military installations. The term "land unused" refers to land other than that for agricultural and construction uses.
前款所称农用地是指直接用于农业生产的土地，包括耕地、林地、草地、农田水利用地、养殖水面等；建设用地是指建造建筑物、构筑物的土地，包括城乡住宅和公共设施用地、工矿用地、交通水利设施用地、旅游用地、军事设施用地等；未利用地是指农用地和建设用地以外的土地。
Land should be used strictly in line with the purposes of land use defined in the general plan for the utilization of the land whether by units or individuals.
使用土地的单位和个人必须严格按照土地利用总体规划确定的用途使用土地。
Article 5 The land administrative department of the State Council shall be unifiedly responsible for the administration and supervision of land in the whole country.
第五条国务院土地行政主管部门统一负责全国土地的管理和监督工作。
The setup and functions of land administrative departments of people's governments at and above the county level shall be decided by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government (hereinafter referred to as "municipalities" for short) according to the relevant provisions of the State Council.
县级以上地方人民政府土地行政主管部门的设置及其职责，由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府根据国务院有关规定确定。
Article 6 Units or individuals shall all be obliged to abide by the laws and regulations concerning land administration and have the right to report or prosecute acts of violating land administration law and regulations.
第六条任何单位和个人都有遵守土地管理法律、法规的义务，并有权对违反土地管理法律、法规的行为提出检举和控告。
Article 7 People's governments shall award units or individuals who have made outstanding achievements in protecting and developing land resources, rational utilization of land and in carrying out research in this regard.
第七条在保护和开发土地资源、合理利用土地以及进行有关的科学研究等方面成绩显著的单位和个人，由人民政府给予奖励。