Yellow River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China

This Law is applicable to activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China related to ecological environment protection, water resource management, flood control safety, and cultural protection and inheritance in the Yellow River basin. Its legal force covers all administrative regions across the entire basin. As a national law, it holds a higher hierarchical status than administrative regulations, local regulations, and rules. When its provisions conflict with other normative documents, this Law shall prevail. Local regulations and rules shall not contravene the fundamental principles of this Law. Any implementing provisions related to this Law that are inconsistent with its amended content shall cease to apply. From the date of its implementation, this Law imposes mandatory binding force on all relevant activities within the Yellow River basin, providing unified legal basis for ecological protection and high-quality development in the basin.