Local Regulations. Autonomous Regulations, Separate Regulations Local regulations are formulated by the people's congresses or their standing committees in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The people's congresses of cities with districts and their standing committees may only formulate local regulations related to, inter afla, urban and rural construction projects, environmental protection, and the protection of historic and cultural sights. The people's congresses or their standing committees of the provinces and cities where special economic zones are located may formulate regulations to be enforced within the limits of the special economic zones. The people's congresses of the,. autonomous...re4ons :pave the power to formulate autonomous regulations and separate regulations:' „ .
Local regulations governing "important matters" ar airadministrative arel'h6Cre'to adopted. by the Peoi)le's congress of that area. Local regulations formulated by the people's congress of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government are promulgated, upon approval, by the Presidium of the congress through an announcement. Local regulations formulated by the standing committee of the people's congress of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government are, upon approval, promulgated by its standing committee through an announcement. Local regulations formulated by the people's congress of a city with districts or an autonomous prefecture are, upon approval, promulgated by its standing `committee through an announcement. Autonomous regulations or separate regulations are, upon approval, promulgated by the standing committee of the local people's congress of the autonomous region, autonomous prefecture or autonomous county through an announcement. Upon promulgation, Local regulations and the autonomous regulations and special regulations of an autonomous region shall be published in the bulletin of the standing committee of the people's congress at the same level, on the official website of the NPC (www.npc.gov,en), on the website of the local people's congress, and in newspapers circulated within,the local administrative region._