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These Measures, consisting of 23 articles, provide for the rules and requirements for rural residential land administration.The term "rural residential land" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the land that rural residents have acquired through legal procedures for the construction of residential housing. Rural residential lands are collectively-owned. Rural residents have the right to use the rural residential lands, and do not have the ownership thereof. The ownership and the right of use of the house sites are protected by law. The Measures further provide for: rural residential land application, examination and approval, offences and penalties; etc.
Implements: Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China. (2004-08-28)