The administrative boundaries approved by the people's governments of the State Council and the autonomous region are legal administrative boundaries.
People's governments at all levels must strictly implement the provisions of the approval documents and the agreement on administrative boundaries, and maintain the seriousness and stability of administrative boundaries. No organization or individual may change the administrative boundaries without authorization. Article 3 The management of administrative boundaries shall follow the principles that are conducive to the unified management of the state, the unity of people of all ethnic groups, and the protection, development and utilization of natural resources. Article 4 The Civil Affairs Department of the Autonomous Region shall be responsible for the management of administrative boundaries of the whole region. The civil affairs departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administration of administrative boundaries. Article 5 After the demarcation of administrative boundaries, it shall be announced by announcement and detailed drawings of administrative boundaries.
The administrative boundaries within the autonomous region shall be promulgated by the people's government of the autonomous region and managed by the people's governments of neighboring states (cities) and counties (cities, districts); The administrative boundaries at the township level shall be managed by the people's governments at the county level and the neighboring people's governments at the township level. Article 6 The actual position of administrative boundaries is bounded by linear features such as boundary pillars, rivers, ditches and roads. As a sign of administrative boundaries, and other signs as the direction of administrative boundaries clearly stipulated in the administrative boundaries agreement. Seventh administrative boundaries adjacent to any party shall not arbitrarily change rivers, ditches, roads and other linear features as administrative boundaries; In case of changes due to natural reasons or other reasons, the boundary position delineated in the administrative boundary agreement shall remain unchanged, unless otherwise agreed in the administrative boundary agreement. Article 8 Administrative boundaries shall not be changed without legal procedures; If it is really necessary to change, it shall be handled in accordance with the examination and approval authority and procedures for the change of administrative boundaries in the Regulations of the State Council Municipality on the Administration of Administrative Divisions. Article 9 Where an administrative boundary is approved to be changed, the people's governments concerned adjacent to it shall conduct surveying and mapping, bury boundary markers and sign an agreement in accordance with the technical specifications for surveying and mapping, and report the agreement to the organ that approved the change of administrative boundary for the record. Article 10 Disputes between citizens, legal persons or other organizations over the ownership or use rights of land, grasslands, minerals, forests and other resources in border areas shall be handled by the relevant departments of the local people's government in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; Disputes arising from the inconsistency of the field direction of administrative boundaries shall be handled by the approving organ of administrative boundaries.
The agreement on administrative boundaries approved by the people's governments of the State Council and the autonomous region and the attached boundary map are the basis for determining the field direction of administrative boundaries. Eleventh adjacent counties (cities, districts), unless otherwise stipulated in the administrative boundary agreement, the two sides shall not move across the border, set up grass-roots political organizations and carry out administrative jurisdiction over industry and commerce, taxation, justice, household registration, health and education. Article 12 Construction and development along the administrative boundary shall be separated from the boundary by more than 20 meters, and both parties shall go through the formalities in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and report to the administrative boundary approval authority for the record. Article 13 The management of enclaves and land for cross-border use of resources determined in the process of demarcation shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the administrative boundary agreement jointly demarcated by the people's governments of both sides or the ruling of the people's government at a higher level. Fourteenth people's governments at or above the county level adjacent to administrative boundaries shall establish a joint inspection system for administrative boundaries, and conduct a joint inspection of boundary markers every three years.
In case of natural disasters, river diversion, road changes and other special circumstances that affect the field direction of administrative boundaries, the civil affairs departments of the relevant people's governments adjacent to administrative boundaries will arrange joint inspections with specific sections of administrative boundaries at any time. The results of the joint inspection shall be submitted by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of all parties to the administrative boundary approval authority for the record. Article 15 No organization or individual may move or damage boundary markers without authorization. The act of illegally moving boundary markers is invalid.
The relevant people's governments adjacent to administrative boundaries shall, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement on administrative boundaries, carry out division of labor management of boundary markers. For damaged boundary markers, the people's government of the discoverer shall immediately notify the people's government of the neighboring party, and the party that manages the boundary markers according to the division of labor shall repair the boundary markers in the presence of the neighboring party.
If it is necessary to move or add boundary markers due to construction, development and other reasons, the relevant people's governments adjacent to administrative boundaries shall reach an agreement through consultation, supplement surveying and mapping files in accordance with regulations, and report to the administrative boundary approval authority for the record. Article 16 Except for boundary markers, it is clearly stipulated in the Agreement on the Delimitation of Administrative Boundaries that other markers indicating the direction of administrative boundaries shall remain in their original state and shall not be changed or damaged at will. When the markers change due to natural reasons or other reasons, the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level shall organize surveying and mapping to determine the new markers and report them to the administrative boundary approval authority for the record.
When it is necessary to move the position of boundary markers due to the construction of widening roads, dredging rivers for flood control, strengthening dams and building new water conservancy facilities, the competent engineering department shall report to the civil affairs departments at higher levels of the neighboring parties of boundary markers for examination and approval. In case of emergency such as natural disasters, if it is too late to declare, it should be reported to the competent department afterwards.