国家科学技术奖励条例 Regulations on State Science and Technology Prizes

and technological achievements, and make a proposal on persons selected to receive prizes, the categories, and the grades of prizes to the State Science and Technology Prizes Committee.

　　The State Science and Technology Prizes Committee shall make a decision on the persons selected to receive prizes, the categories and the grades of prizes on the basis of the proposal made by the Evaluation Committee.

　　The rules of evaluation for the State science and technology prizes is to be formulated by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council.

　　Article 18 The administrative department of science and technology of the State Council shall examine and verify the decision made by the State Science and Technology Prizes Committee about the persons selected to receive prizes, the categories and the grades of prizes for the State science and technology prizes, and the report to the State Council for approval.

　　Article 19 The State Highest Science and Technology Prize are submitted to the President for signature and grant of the certificate and prize money.

　　The certificate and prize money for the State Natural Science Prize, the Technological Invention Prize and the State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize are granted by the State Council.

　　The certificate for the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Prize of the People's Republic of China are granted by the State Council.

　　Article 20 The sum of prize money for the State Highest Science and Technology Prize is prescribed by the State Council.

　　The sum of prize money for the State Natural Science Prize, the State Technological Invention Prize and the State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize is prescribed by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council together with the department of finance of the State Council.

　　The outlays for the awards for the State science and technology prizes shall be listed in and paid from the budget of the Central government.

　　Chapter 4 Penalty Provisions

　　Article 21 The prize shall be withdrew and

the prize money shall be refunded by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council after the approval of the State Council, if the State science and technology prizes are found to be gained by plagiarizing or trespassing others' discoveries, inventions or other scientific and technological achievements or by any other cheating acts.

　　Article 22 The administrative department of science and technology of the State Council shall send out a circular, criticizing the units and individuals that provide false data and materials and assist others to gain the State science and technology prizes by cheating; for those serious cases, the qualification of nomination is suspended temporarily or withdrew permanently; people who take direct responsibility will be given administrative punishments in accordance with laws.

　　Article 23 Society-oriented science and technology prizes, which are established by non-government sectors without registration and permission, will be banned by the administrative departments of science and technology.

　　Non-government sectors that have established society-oriented science and technology prizes, if charging fees in the prizing activities, shall be have the fees charged confiscated by the administrative departments of science and technology, and may be impose a fine of not less than 1 time but not more than 3 times the fees charged; for serious cases, the registration shall be cancelled.

　　Article 24 Personnel participating in evaluation activities of State science and technology prizes and related work, if engaging in deception or practicing personal favoritism, shall be imposed administrative sanctions according to law.

　　Chapter 5 Supplementary Provisions

　　Article 25 The relevant departments of the State Council may establish ministerial-level science and technology prizes according to special situations of national defense and State security. The specific measures are to be formulated by the relevant departments of the State Council, which shall be submitted to the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council.

　　The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may establish one provincial-level prize of science and technology. The specific measures are formulated by people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, which shall be submitted to the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council.

　　Article 26 These Regulation shall take effect as of the date of promulgation. The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Natural Science Prizes, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Invention Prizes and the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Scientific and Technological Progress Prizes revised and promulgated by the State Council on June 28, 1993 are repealed at the same time

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