环境保护法

is Law causes a serious environmental pollution

　　accident, leading to the grave consequences of heavy losses of public or

　　private property or human injuries or deaths of persons, the persons

　　directly responsible for such an accident shall be investigated for

　　criminal responsibility according to law.

　　Article 44

　　Whoever, in violation of this Law, causes damage to natural resources like

　　land, forests, grasslands, water, minerals, fish, wild animals and wild

　　plants shall bear legal liability in accordance with the provisions of

　　relevant laws.

　　Article 45

　　Any person conducting supervision and management of environmental

　　protection who abuses his power, neglects his duty or engages in

　　malpractices for personal gains shall be given administrative sanction by

　　the unit to which he belongs or the competent higher authorities; if his

　　act constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal

　　responsibility according to law.

　　Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

　　Article 46

　　If an international treaty regarding environmental protection concluded or

　　acceded to by the People's Republic of China contains provisions differing

　　from those contained in the laws of the People's Republic of China, the

　　provisions of the international treaty shall apply, unless the provisions

　　are ones on which the People's Republic of China has announced

　　reservations.

　　Article 47

　　This Law shall enter into force on the date of promulgation. The

　　Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (for Trial

　　Implementation) shall be abrogated therefrom.