【正文】 pliance with their respective functions and duties, be responsible for administration of the contracting of the rural land within their own administrative areas and the administration of the contracts. The township (town) people39。 (4) carrying out the overall plan for land use worked out by the people39。 (3) in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of this Law, the contracting plan shall, according to law, be subject to consent by not less than twothirds of the members of the villagers assembly of the collective economic organization concerned or of the villagers39。 (2) the name, location, area and quality grade of the contracted land。s government and the people39。 (4) that the transferee shall have the capability for agricultural operation。 and (7) liabilities for breach of the contract. Article 38 Where the parities to the circulation of the right to land contractual management by means of exchange or transfer request registration, they shall apply for registration to the local people39。s Court within 30 days from the date they receive the ruling in writing. If they fail to file a suit before expiration of the prescribed time limit, the written ruling shall thereupon bee legally effective. Article 53 Any organizations or individuals that infringe upon the contractor39。 and (8) other acts infringing upon the right to land contractual management. Article 55 Any agreements in a contract concluded against the will of a contractor or in violation of the relevant pulsory provisions of laws and administrative rules and regulations against the taking back and readjusting of the contracted land shall be invalid. Article 56 Where a party fails to perform the obligations in a contract or the obligations it performs are at variance with the ones agreed upon, it shall, in accordance with the provisions in the Contract Law of the People39。 (6) taking back the contracted land to pay off its debts。s government to help settle the dispute though mediation. Where the parties are not willing to have it settled through consultation or mediation or consultation or mediation is not successful, they may apply to an arbitral body in charge of rural land contracts for arbitration, or directly bring a suit in the People39。 (5) the rights and obligations of the two parties。 (2) that no change shall be made in the nature of the land ownership or the purpose of use of the land designed for agriculture。s wishes, be reserved, or the contractor shall be allowed to circulate the said right according to law. If during the term of contract, the whole family of the contractor moves into a city divided into districts and his rural residence registration is changed to nonrural residence registration, he shall turn his contracted arable land or grassland back to the party giving out the contract. If the contractor fails to turn it back, the party giving out the contract may take back the contracted arable land or grassland. When during the term of contract, the contractor turns back the contracted land, in which he has made investment, thus increasing its production capacity, or the party giving out the contract takes it back according to law, the contractor shall have the right to obtain appropriate pensation. Article 27 During the term of contract, the party giving out the contract may not readjust the contracted land. Where during the term of contract, such special circumstances as natural calamities that seriously damaged the contracted land make it necessary to properly readjust the arable land or grasslands contracted by individual peasant households, the matter shall be subject to consent by not less than twothirds of the members of the villagers assembly of the collective economic organization concerned or of the villagers39。 and (5) concluding the contract. Section 3 Term of the Contract and the Contract Article 20 The term of contract for arable land is 30 years. The term of contract for grassland ranges from 30 to 50 years. The term of contract for forestland ranges from 30 to 70 years。 and (3) other obligations provided for in laws and administrative rules and regulations. Section 2 Principles and Procedures for Contracting Article 18 The following principles shall be abided by in the contracting of land: (1) when arrangements are made for undertaking contracts in accordance with relevant provisions, members of the same collective economic organization shall, according to law and on an equal footing, exercise the right to contract land, and they may, of their own free will, give up such right。s right to make its own decision on production and operation, and refraining from interfering with the normal production and operation conducted by the contractor according to law。s Congress on August 29, 2002 and promulgated by Order No. 73 of the President of the People39。s governments shall be responsible for the administration of the contracting of the rural land within their own administrative areas and of the contracts. Chapter II Household Contract Section 1 Rights and Obligations of the Party Giving out the Contract and of the Contractor Article 12 Where the land owned collectively by the peasants belongs, in accordance with law, to collective ownership by the peasants in a village, contracts shall be given out by the collective economic organization of the village or the villagers mittee。s government of the county or township (town) and making arrangements for the construction of agricultural infrastructure within its own collective economic organization。 representatives。 (3) the term of contract and the dates of beginning and end。s government at the county level. Where an agreement upon no adjustments is concluded in the contract, such an agreement shall prevail. Article 28 The following land shall be used for readjustment of contracted land or for contracting out