The purpose of this Regulation is to improve the work of flood control and flood fighting, to ensure the safety of the people s life and property and to carry out economic construction smoothly. The Regulations consist of 48 articles divided into 10 Chapters: General provisions (I); Flood control organizations (II); Getting prepared for flood control (III); Flood prevention in urban areas(IV); Flood control and emergency rescue (V); Follow-up work (VI); Expenses for flood control (VII); Rewards (VIII); Legal liabilities (IX); Supplementary provisions (X).
The people's governments at or above the county level shall set up the flood control headquarters. The people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to river basin flood control comprehensive planning, actual situation of flood control facilities and the flood control standards of the state, formulate the flood prevention schemes.
The flood season is from 1 June to 30 September every year. The provincial flood control headquarters has the power to adjust the time of flood season in special circumstances. People's governments at or above the county level may declare an emergency flood season, and report to the people's government at the next higher level flood control headquarters.
The people's governments at all levels should include the flood control funds in the annual financial budget and strengthen flood control expenditure management.