Newly revised Regulations of Henan Province on Religious Affairs

Announcement of the Standing Committee of the 13th People's Congress of Henan Province

No. 29

The Regulations of Henan Province on Religious Affairs, which were deliberated and adopted at the 13th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th People's Congress of Henan Province on November 29, 2019, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of March 1, 2020.

Standing Committee of Henan Provincial People's Congress

November 29, 2019

general provisions

Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Constitution, the Regulations on Religious Affairs of the State Council and other relevant laws and administrative regulations, and in the light of the actual situation of the province, in order to protect citizens' freedom of religious belief, maintain religious harmony and social harmony, standardize the management of religious affairs, and improve the level of legalization of religious work.

Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to religious affairs and their management activities within the administrative region of this province.

Article 3 Citizens shall have freedom of religious belief.

No organization or individual may compel citizens to believe in religion or not believe in religion, and may not discriminate against citizens who believe in religion (hereinafter referred to as religious citizens) or citizens who do not believe in religion (hereinafter referred to as non religious citizens).

Religious citizens, non religious citizens and citizens who believe in different religions should respect each other and live in harmony.

Article 4 All religions should adhere to the Chinese orientation of Chinese religions, practice the core socialist values, resist the infiltration of religions by foreign forces, and resist the tendency of commercialization. We encourage all religions to interpret their religious rules and teachings in line with the requirements of contemporary China's development and progress and in line with China's excellent traditional culture, carry out education in China's excellent traditional culture, and organize religious teaching staff to carry out patriotic education in patriotism education bases and Chinese culture education bases.

Article 5 All religions shall adhere to the principle of independence and self management, and religious organizations, religious institutions, places of religious activities and religious affairs shall not be subject to the domination of foreign forces.

Article 6 The administration of religious affairs shall adhere to the principles of protecting legality, curbing illegality, curbing extremism, resisting infiltration and combating crime.

We should protect normal religious activities according to law, actively guide religions to adapt to socialist society, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of religious organizations, religious institutions, places for religious activities, religious staff, and religious citizens.

Religious activities must be carried out within the scope permitted by the Constitution, laws and regulations. Adhere to the principle that religion does not interfere in administration, justice, school education and public education. No organization or individual may use or fake religion to carry out illegal and criminal activities that endanger national security, disrupt public order, harm citizens' health, hinder the national education system, or otherwise harm national interests, social and public interests, and citizens' legitimate rights and interests.

No organization or individual may create contradictions and conflicts between different religions, within the same religion, and between religious citizens and non religious citizens, promote, support, and finance religious extremism, and use religion to undermine national unity, split the country, and engage in terrorist activities.

Article 7 People's governments at all levels should strengthen religious work, establish and improve mechanisms for assessment of religious work, coordinate the management of religious affairs, ensure the working strength and necessary working conditions, strengthen the management and training of religious workers, improve their professional ability and level, and provide public services for religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities; We will strengthen religious work at the grass-roots level, promote joint law enforcement of religious management, standardize religious affairs according to law, and establish and improve a three-level religious work network at the county (city, district), township (town, street), and village (community) levels.

The religious affairs departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the law, conduct administrative management of religious affairs involving the national interests and social and public interests within their own administrative areas. The education, public security, civil affairs, natural resources, housing and urban and rural development, culture and tourism, emergency management and other departments shall be responsible for the relevant administrative work within their respective functions and responsibilities according to law.

Township people's governments and sub district offices shall do a good job in the administration of religious affairs within their respective jurisdictions, guarantee the necessary funds for religious work, provide assistants for religious work, and specify village (community) religious work assistants.

The villagers' committee and the residents' committee shall assist the people's government in the management of religious affairs according to law, and report to the local people's government or the religious affairs, public security and other relevant departments in a timely manner in case of finding illegal religious organizations, places for illegal religious activities, illegal missionaries, illegal religious activities and other acts of violating laws, regulations and interfering in grass-roots public affairs.

Chapter II Religious Organizations

Article 8 The applicant shall apply to the religious affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level for the establishment, alteration or cancellation of a religious organization. After examination and approval by the religious affairs department, the applicant shall register with the civil affairs department at the same level in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on the administration of social organizations.

Religious organizations have the following functions:

（1） Assist the people's government in implementing laws, regulations, rules and policies, carry out legal education for religious staff and religious citizens, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of religious citizens;

（2） To guide religious affairs, formulate rules and regulations and supervise their implementation;

（3） Engaged in religious culture research, explained religious doctrines and regulations, and carried out religious thought construction;

（4） Carry out religious education and training, train religious staff, identify and manage religious staff;

（5） Other functions specified by laws, regulations, rules and the articles of association of religious organizations.

Article 9 The activities carried out by religious organizations in accordance with their articles of association shall be protected by law.

Religious organizations shall establish and improve systems of educational guidance, religious education and training, management and supervision of the identification of teaching staff, and implement democratic management.

Article 10 Religious organizations and monasteries, palaces, mosques and churches (hereinafter referred to as monasteries and churches) that carry out religious education and training to train religious clergy for more than three months shall report to the religious affairs department of the municipal people's government under the jurisdiction of the province for examination and approval; If the period is less than three months, it shall be reported to the competent religious affairs department of the people's government for the record. The religious education and training conducted by provincial religious organizations to train religious teaching staff and study for more than three months shall be reported to the religious affairs department of the provincial people's government for approval.

Religious education and training shall be conducted at the place where the religious affairs department of the people's government examines and approves or puts on record.

Article 11 To apply for religious education and training, the following conditions shall be met:

（1） Having the tradition and purpose of holding religious education and training;

（2） There are fixed places that can meet the requirements of education and training;

（3） Qualified teaching staff;

（4） Having legally necessary funds;

（5） There is a management organization and person in charge, and there is a sound management system.

Article 12 Provincial religious organizations shall perform the main responsibility of running schools, define the training objectives of religious institutions, guide them to formulate the school running regulations and curriculum plans, implement the necessary funds for running schools and stable sources of funds, and provide necessary teaching sites, facilities and equipment and guarantee of teachers for religious institutions to carry out teaching.

Chapter III Sites for Religious Activities

Article 13 Places for religious activities include temples, churches and other fixed places for religious activities.

The standards for distinguishing temples, churches and other fixed places for religious activities in this province shall be formulated by the religious affairs department of the provincial people's government, reported to the religious affairs department of the State Council for the record, and announced to the public.

Article 14 The religious affairs department of the people's government of a city under the jurisdiction of a province shall, according to the needs of religious citizens in their respective administrative areas for reasonable religious activities and the opinions of relevant religious groups, put forward suggestions on the layout and setting of places for religious activities. After the consent of the people's government of a city under the jurisdiction of a province, the religious affairs department of the people's government of the province shall report to the people's government of the province for a comprehensive balance of the situation of the province and put forward suggestions Natural resources and planning competent departments of cities under the jurisdiction of the province shall take into account the corresponding land and space planning as a whole.

Article 15 In preparation for the establishment of a place for religious activities, religious organizations shall submit the following materials to the religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level where the proposed place for religious activities is to be located:

（1） Information about local religious citizens;

（2） Basic information and identity certificates of the religious staff who plan to host religious activities;

（3） Basic information and identity certificates of the members of the proposed preparatory organization;

（4） Necessary fund certificate and legal statement of fund source;

（5） Description of the situation and feasibility of the proposed site location in line with the land and space planning;

（6） Relevant materials that do not interfere with the normal production and life of surrounding units and residents;

（7） General layout of the building, facade architectural style renderings, etc;

（8） Other relevant materials to be provided. Non religious organizations are not allowed to apply for the establishment of places for religious activities.

Article 16 The religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level shall, after receiving the application for the preparation of the establishment of a place for religious activities, solicit the opinions of the township people's government, the neighborhood office and the competent departments at the same level in charge of natural resources, housing and urban and rural construction, cultural relics, etc. in the place where the proposed place for religious activities is to be located, make on-the-spot investigation, and put forward the examination opinions within 30 days, It shall be reported to the religious affairs department of the municipal people's government under the jurisdiction of the province for handling according to regulations.

Article 17 The construction of places for religious activities shall go through the relevant formalities according to law.

Sites for religious activities shall not be built without approval; The approved places for religious activities shall be constructed in strict accordance with the approved contents, and shall not change the construction plan, expand the construction scale or change the architectural style without authorization.

The construction of religious venues shall not raise funds through illegal means, nor shall they apportion funds to religious citizens.

Article 18 The period of preparation for the establishment of places for religious activities shall be determined by the approval authority according to the scale of construction applied for. In general, the period of preparation for the establishment of temples and churches shall not exceed five years, and that of other fixed places for religious activities shall not exceed three years.

Preparations for the establishment of places for religious activities shall be completed within the period of preparation for establishment. If it is not completed within the period of preparation for establishment, it may be appropriately extended with the approval of the approval authority for preparation for establishment, and the extension period shall not exceed two years.

Sites for religious activities approved for establishment shall not be opened to the public during the period of preparation for establishment.

Article 19 The installation of religious signs outside buildings and structures in places of religious activities shall be in harmony with the overall surrounding environment.

Article 20 After the construction of a place for religious activities is completed, an application for registration shall be submitted to the religious affairs department of the local people's government at the county level, and the following materials shall be submitted:

（1） Description of the establishment of management organizations through democratic consultation;

（2） Manage the list of organization members and identity certificates;

（3） Basic information, resident identity certificates and teaching identity certificates of religious clergy who preside over religious activities or other persons who meet the requirements of their own religion;

（4） Text of the management system of religious venues;

（5） The acceptance certificate issued by the housing and urban and rural construction department and the certificate of the right to use construction land, the ownership of houses or the right to use houses.

The religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level shall, according to law, register qualified places for religious activities and issue them with Registration Certificates for Places of Religious Activities. No religious activities shall be carried out in places where religious activities have not obtained the Registration Certificate of Places for Religious Activities.

Article 21 In any of the following circumstances, the registration administration organ shall cancel or cancel the registration of a religious venue according to law:

（1） Unable to hold collective religious activities due to difficulties in self support or lack of religious staff;

（2） Failing to carry out activities within one year from the date of obtaining the Registration Certificate of Sites for Religious Activities;

（3） The actual needs of local religious citizens to participate in collective religious activities have changed, and the conditions for setting up places for religious activities have not been met.

Article 22 Administrative organizations shall be established in places where religious activities take place to exercise democratic management.

Members of the administrative organization for places of religious activities shall be elected through democratic consultation and reported to the religious affairs department of the people's government where the places are registered for the record. Before the religious affairs department of the people's government that registered the place for the record, it shall solicit the opinions of the township people's government, the neighborhood office and the local religious organizations in the place where the place is located.

Members of the organization for the administration of places for religious activities shall be patriotic and law-abiding, honest and trustworthy, fair in handling affairs, and have the necessary religious knowledge and management ability.

Article 23 Sites for religious activities shall strengthen their internal management, establish and improve management systems for personnel, finance, assets, accounting, public security, fire control, cultural relics protection, sanitation and epidemic prevention in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws, regulations and rules, and accept the guidance, supervision and inspection of the relevant departments of the local people's government.

Sites for religious activities shall submit a report on the management of the previous year to the competent religious affairs department of the people's government in the first quarter of each year.

Article 24 Sites for religious activities shall formulate emergency plans for emergencies and report them to the religious affairs department and emergency management department of the local people's government at the county level for the record.

Article 25 The expansion and reconstruction of places for religious activities in different places shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures for preparing for the establishment of places for religious activities stipulated by the State and these Regulations.

Article 26 Where a building is rebuilt or newly built in a place for religious activities, the place for religious activities shall submit the following materials to the religious affairs department of the local people's government at the county level:

（1） An application, including the project description and reasons for the proposed reconstruction or new building;

（2） Opinions agreed upon by the management organization of religious venues through collective study;

（3） Design sketches, location plans, renderings and feasibility reports of the buildings to be reconstructed or newly built;

（4） Necessary fund certificate and legal statement of fund source;

（5） Other relevant materials to be provided.

Article 27 Any reconstruction or new construction of a building in a place of religious activities shall be approved by the religious affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level in the place where the building is located, and the construction may be started only after the procedures for planning, construction, fire control, environmental protection, cultural relics protection, and administration of scenic spots and historic sites have been gone through according to law.

Article 28 If there are places for religious activities in the scenic spot, the people's government at or above the county level in the place where they are located shall coordinate and handle the relationship between the places for religious activities and the administrative organizations of the scenic spot, as well as the interests of gardens, forestry, cultural relics, tourism, etc., safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the places for religious activities, religious staff and religious citizens, and protect normal religious activities.

Article 29 If there are places for religious activities in the scenic spots or tourist spots, the opinions of the religious affairs department of the people's government in charge, the relevant religious organizations, the places for religious activities and the relevant parties should be listened to when determining the ticket price.

Religious staff who hold religious staff certificates, religious citizens who hold conversion certificates and other valid certificates to enter the scenic spots or places of religious activities belonging to the same religion within the tourist attractions shall have free tickets.

Article 30 Where a place for religious activities terminates or changes its registration, it shall go through the corresponding procedures for cancellation or change of registration with the original registration administration organ.

Chapter IV Religious Staff

Article 31 Religious staff may engage in religious and educational activities after being recognized by religious organizations and reported to the religious affairs department of the corresponding people's government for the record in accordance with the Measures for the Record of Religious Staff.

Catholic bishops shall be reported to the religious affairs department of the State Council for the record, Christian preachers shall be reported to the religious affairs department of the municipal people's government under the jurisdiction of the province for the record, and other religious clergy shall be reported to the religious affairs department of the provincial people's government for the record.

Those who have not obtained or have lost the qualifications of religious clergy due to their cancellation, dissolution or abandonment shall not engage in activities as religious clergy.

Article 32 Religious organizations shall, in accordance with laws, regulations and the relevant provisions of their own religion, strengthen the daily management of religious clergy, establish archives of religious clergy, and the religious affairs department of the people's government shall give guidance to them.

Article 33 Religious staff who preside over religious activities across counties (cities, districts) or cities under the jurisdiction of provinces should obtain the consent of the corresponding religious organizations in the places where they are located and where they go, and the religious organizations of both sides should report to the religious affairs department of the corresponding people's government for the record.

Religious clergy who go outside the province or who come to the province to preside over religious activities shall report to the religious affairs department of the provincial people's government level by level for the record.

Article 34 Religious staff who hold or leave the main teaching posts in places where religious activities take place shall, with the consent of the religious organizations of their respective religions, report to the religious affairs departments of the people's governments at or above the county level for the record.

Article 35 Generally, religious staff can only hold the main teaching posts in one place for religious activities; If it is necessary to concurrently serve as the main teaching post in another place for religious activities, the place for religious activities shall, after obtaining the consent of the local religious group, report to the religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level, and the religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level shall report to the religious affairs department of the people's government at the provincial level for filing.

If religious clergy from outside the province come to the province to serve as the main teaching post in the place of religious activities, they shall be reported to the religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level after obtaining the consent of the religious organization in the place where they are to be appointed, and the religious affairs department of the people's government at the county level shall report to the religious affairs department of the people's government at the provincial level for the record.

Article 36 Under any of the following circumstances, the religious organization that originally recognized the qualifications of the religious clergy shall go through the formalities for cancellation of the record at the original record keeping department, withdraw the certificate of the religious clergy, and make a public announcement:

（1） Violating laws, regulations and rules in religious and educational administration activities, and being disqualified as religious clergy;

（2） A religious organization revokes the qualifications of religious clergy in accordance with the relevant provisions of its own religion;

（3） He or she abandons or loses the qualification of religious staff for other reasons.

In case of serious violations of laws, regulations and rules by religious clergy in their religious and educational activities, the religious affairs department of the people's government shall, in addition to investigating their legal responsibility according to law, recommend that the religious organization that originally identified the religious clergy cancel their qualifications as religious clergy and go through the procedures for cancellation of the record keeping.

Article 37 Religious staff shall participate in social security according to law and enjoy relevant rights such as social insurance, social assistance and basic public services.

Religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities shall, in accordance with regulations, register social insurance for religious staff.

Article 38 If a religious staff member leaves his post as the main teaching post in a religious activity place, he shall, after accepting the financial examination of leaving office, go through the formalities of canceling the record in accordance with the procedures for record keeping.

Chapter V Religious Activities

Article 39 Collective religious activities of citizens who believe in religion shall generally be held in places registered according to law for religious activities.

Non religious organizations, non religious institutions, non religious venues and non designated temporary venues may not organize or hold religious activities, and may not accept religious donations.

Non religious organizations, non religious colleges and universities, and non religious venues may not carry out religious education and training, and may not organize citizens to leave the country to participate in religious training, meetings, activities, etc.

Article 40 Religious activities shall not violate public order and good customs, and shall not affect the normal social life of citizens.

Article 41 Religious activities held collectively by citizens who believe in religion shall be presided over by religious clergy or persons who meet the conditions prescribed by their religion.

Article 42 For holding large-scale religious activities across provinces that exceed the capacity of religious activity venues, or for holding large-scale religious activities outside of religious activity venues, the sponsoring religious organizations, temples and churches should apply to the religious affairs department of the people's government of the city under the jurisdiction of the province where the religious activities are to be held 30 days before the planned day. The religious affairs department of the people's government of a city under the jurisdiction of a province shall, within 15 days from the date of receiving the application, make a decision of approval or disapproval after soliciting the opinions of the public security organ at the same level.

Large religious activities shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements specified in the notice of approval, and shall not violate the provisions of laws and regulations. The religious organizations, temples and churches that host them shall take effective measures to prevent accidents and ensure the safe and orderly conduct of religious activities. The township people's governments, sub district offices and relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level in the places where large-scale religious activities are held shall implement necessary management and guidance in accordance with their respective duties.

Article 43 To apply for holding large-scale religious activities, the following materials shall be submitted:

（1） Application form, including the purpose, content, location, starting and ending time, responsible person, number of participants, and geographical composition of participants;

（2） Safety work plan, including safety work organization system, number of safety staff and job responsibilities, fire safety measures for site buildings and facilities, vehicle parking and evacuation measures, on-site order maintenance, personnel evacuation measures, food hygiene and safety measures, emergency and accident emergency measures;

（3） Description in line with religious doctrines and religious traditions and customs;

（4） Where prior approval by the relevant departments is required according to State regulations, the approval documents of the relevant departments shall be provided;

（5） If it is planned to use a place other than a place for religious activities, it shall submit the certificate of consent of the place provider.

Article 44 When citizens of the province who believe in Islam go abroad for pilgrimage, the provincial, municipal, county (city, district) Islamic organizations shall assist national Islamic religious organizations in organizing and providing services for pilgrimage.

No other organization or individual may organize a pilgrimage.

Article 45 The publication of religious publications for public distribution by religious organizations, religious institutions, temples and churches shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on publication administration.

Religious organizations, religious colleges and universities, temples and churches shall obtain the approval of the religious affairs department of the provincial people's government and go through the formalities for permission to print at the provincial press and publication department when they compile, print and distribute internal religious information publications or print other religious articles. Internal information publications of religions shall be printed in the approved quantity, and shall be exchanged and given free of charge within the approved scope.

Non religious publications involving religious content shall comply with laws, regulations and relevant provisions.

No organization or individual may distribute religious publications, printed matter or audio-visual products in public places such as squares, parks, tourist attractions, stations, docks, airports, hospitals, shopping malls, schools, stadiums and gymnasiums.

Article 46 For the sale of religious publications and articles for public distribution in places of religious activities, the examination and approval procedures shall be gone through according to the relevant provisions of the State.

No organization or individual may transport, sell, distribute or post religious publications and articles illegally printed or illegally imported.

Article 47 Religious organizations, religious institutions, places for religious activities and religious staff shall conduct foreign exchanges on the basis of mutual respect, equality and friendship; Other organizations and individuals may not accept additional religious conditions in their foreign economic, cultural and other cooperation and exchange activities.

Article 48 No organization or individual may participate in or support illegal religious activities, provide places, facilities, funds, transportation and other conditions and facilities for illegal religious activities, assist overseas organizations or individuals to preach in the province, or use public welfare and charitable activities to preach.

It is prohibited to preach, hold religious activities, establish religious organizations or set up places for religious activities in schools and other educational and training institutions other than religious institutions.

Article 49 Engaging in Internet religious information services shall be examined and approved by the religious affairs department of the provincial people's government, and then handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on the administration of Internet information services.

Those engaged in Internet religious information services shall strengthen the management of service contents and communication platforms. If illegal and bad information is found, measures such as stopping transmission and eliminating the information shall be taken immediately to prevent information diffusion, keep relevant records, and report to relevant departments in a timely manner.

Chapter VI Religious Property

Article 50 The land lawfully used by religious organizations, religious institutions and places for religious activities, the buildings, structures and facilities lawfully owned or used, as well as other lawful property and income, shall be protected by law.

No organization or individual may seize, plunder, privately divide, damage or destroy the lawful property of religious organizations, religious institutions or places of religious activities, or illegally seal up, detain, freeze, confiscate or dispose of the cultural relics occupied or used by religious organizations, religious institutions or places of religious activities.

Article 51 Religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities should implement the unified financial, asset and accounting systems of the State, regularly report their financial situation, income and expenditure, and the acceptance and use of donations to the religious affairs departments of the people's governments at or above the county level where they are located, accept their supervision and management, and make public in an appropriate manner to religious citizens. Where a religious activity site does not meet the conditions for independent financial management, it may entrust a religious organization to act as an agent for accounting affairs, or, under the guidance of a religious organization, jointly employ accountants to act as an agent for accounting affairs.

The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level may organize financial and asset inspections and audits of religious organizations, religious institutions and places for religious activities.

Article 52 Real estate such as houses owned and land used by religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities shall be registered according to law. Where the change or transfer of the right to the use of land is involved, the real estate registration office shall seek the opinions of the religious affairs department of the people's government at the same level.

The buildings and structures used for religious activities by religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities and the living houses of religious staff attached to them may not be transferred, mortgaged or used as investment in kind.

For the purpose of self support, religious organizations and places for religious activities may rent houses that are not used for religious activities in accordance with relevant regulations.

Article 53 Where houses of religious organizations, religious institutions or places for religious activities are requisitioned for the sake of public interests, religious organizations, religious institutions or places for religious activities may choose to rebuild, exchange property rights of houses or make monetary compensation.

Article 54 Donations received by religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities according to regulations should be used for activities consistent with their purposes; It is not allowed to accept conditional donations from overseas organizations and individuals.

Religious organizations, religious schools and places for religious activities that accept donations from overseas organizations or individuals in excess of 100000 yuan shall report to the religious affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level for examination and approval.

Article 55 Religious organizations, religious schools and places of religious activities shall submit the following materials when applying for accepting donations from overseas organizations and individuals:

（1） An application, including the amount and purpose of the donation;

（2） Relevant information materials of donation organizations or individuals;

（3） Donation use plan.

Article 56 Any organization or individual that donates money to build a place for religious activities shall not enjoy the ownership and right of use of the place for religious activities, shall not obtain economic benefits from the place for religious activities, and shall not interfere in the internal affairs of the place for religious activities.

It is prohibited to invest in or contract to operate religious activity sites or large open-air religious statues, to use religious activity sites for commercial operation and obtain economic benefits, to package religious activity sites as enterprise assets for listing or capital operation, and to conduct commercial propaganda in the name of religion.

Article 57 Religious facilities, religious donations and religious activities are not allowed in the existing buildings and structures with religious architectural features but not belonging to religious activities in scenic spots, tourist attractions and other places.

Article 58 Religious organizations, religious institutions and places for religious activities shall go through tax registration according to law.

Religious organizations, religious colleges and universities, places for religious activities and religious staff shall file tax returns according to law and enjoy preferential tax treatment in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.

The tax authorities shall, in accordance with law, exercise tax administration over religious organizations, religious institutions, places of religious activities and religious staff.

Article 59 Where a religious organization, religious institution or religious activity site is cancelled or terminated, its property shall be liquidated, and the remaining property after liquidation shall be used for undertakings consistent with its purposes.

Chapter VII Legal Liability

Article 60 For acts in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, if laws and regulations already provide for legal liability, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 61 Those who conduct religious activities in the name of religious organizations without registration shall be dealt with by the civil affairs department of the people's government in accordance with the law, with the cooperation of the religious affairs department. Those who continue to conduct religious activities after being banned shall be dealt with by the public security department in accordance with the law.

Article 62 Whoever, without authorization, conducts religious training or organizes citizens to leave the country to participate in religious training, meetings, pilgrimage and other activities shall be dealt with by the religious affairs department of the people's government in conjunction with the education, public security, housing and urban and rural development, culture, tourism and other departments according to law.

The religious affairs department of the people's government, together with the public security, cultural, tourism and other departments, shall handle according to law any illegal activities such as counterfeiting religious teaching staff to conduct religious activities or defraud money.

The religious affairs department of the people's government, together with the public security, civil affairs, natural resources, housing and urban and rural construction, market supervision and other departments, shall deal with the establishment of religious activities sites without authorization and the religious activities still conducted after the registration of religious activities sites has been revoked or the registration certificate has been revoked.

The religious affairs department of the people's government, together with the public security department and other departments, shall deal with the construction of religious venues that raise funds through illegal means or apportion funds to religious citizens according to law.

Article 63 Those who preach, hold religious activities, set up religious organizations or set up places for religious activities in schools or other educational institutions other than religious institutions shall be dealt with by their examination and approval authorities in conjunction with religious affairs, public security and other departments according to law.

Article 64 Under any of the following circumstances, the relevant departments of natural resources, housing and urban and rural construction, or the relevant township people's governments, or the administrative agencies of scenic spots and historic sites shall deal with them according to their functions and powers:

（1） Violating the land and space planning and failing to go through the relevant procedures for the construction of places for religious activities;

（2） Unauthorized alteration of the construction plan, expansion of the construction scale or change of the architectural style of the approved places for religious activities during the construction process;

（3） Rebuilding or building new buildings in places for religious activities without going through relevant formalities.

Article 65 If a site for religious activities that has been approved for establishment is open to the public during the period of preparation for establishment, the religious affairs department of the people's government shall order it to make corrections; If there are illegal gains and illegal property, the illegal gains and illegal property shall be confiscated; If the circumstances are serious, the approval authority shall revoke the establishment permit.

Article 66 Whoever distributes religious publications, printed matter or audio-visual products in public places shall be ordered by the religious affairs department of the people's government to make corrections and may be fined not less than 500 yuan but not more than 3000 yuan; If there are illegal gains and illegal property, the illegal gains and illegal property shall be confiscated. Township people's governments, sub district offices or relevant units shall dissuade them from violating the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 45 of these Regulations and report to the religious affairs department of the people's government in a timely manner.

Article 67 Any State functionary who, in the administration of religious affairs, infringes upon the lawful rights and interests of religious organizations, religious institutions, places of religious activities, religious clergy or religious believers, neglects his duty, abuses his power, engages in malpractices for personal gain, shall be given sanctions according to law; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions

Article 68 Before the implementation of the territorial spatial planning, the implementation shall continue in accordance with the urban and rural planning and the general plan for land use.

Article 69 These Regulations shall come into force as of March 1, 2020. The Regulations of Henan Province on Religious Affairs adopted at the 18th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth People's Congress of Henan Province on July 30, 2005 shall be repealed at the same time.