Ministry of Land and Resources held the first hearing of administrative penalties

Recently, in accordance with the application of the parties concerned, the Policy and Law Department of the Ministry of Land and Resources held a hearing on administrative penalties for the illegal occupation of a company in Beijing. It is reported that this is the first time the Ministry of Land and Resources held an administrative punishment hearing.
On September 22 this year, the Law Enforcement Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Land and Resources implemented a program of non-agricultural construction and development of 48.93 mu of land for unauthorized use of land for examination and approval by a company that failed to go through the formalities for examination and approval of construction land, resulting in 21.82 mu of cultivated land (including 13.72 mu of basic farmland) In accordance with relevant provisions of the Administrative Punishment Law, the Land Administration Law and the Regulations for the Implementation of Land Administration Law, it is proposed to "give administrative orders for resuming the agricultural use of the land, demolishing illegal structures and imposing fines" Punished, and delivered to the hearing of the right to inform. Due to the "Administrative Proceedings, Land and Resources Ministry hearing notice" (Land and Natural Resources Audit [2017] No. 1) to be made by the administrative penalty, the company filed a hearing with the Ministry of Land and Resources. Ministry of Land and Resources Policy and Law Division in accordance with the "Administrative Penalties Law," "Land Resources Hearing Provisions", according to the law to organize a public hearing.

Hearing will adhere to the principle of fairness and fairness, in strict accordance with legal procedures, fully protect the parties legitimate rights. At the hearing, the investigators stated the facts of the parties 'violations, presented evidence of the parties' violations and provided suggestions and basis for making administrative penalties. The legal representative of the company made a statement and argued on the facts and grounds of the case. Both sides held a hearing debate and made a final statement focusing on the issues in dispute and formed a transcript of the hearing. According to the "Provisions on Land and Resources Hearing", the transcripts of hearings at the hearing will be sent to specific contractors for their use in the trial of the case.