Recently, the Legal Affairs Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality issued the "Beijing Air Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Draft for Ratification)" and announced that it will solicit public opinions from January 19 to February 8. Apart from strengthening supervision and increasing penalties for relevant polluting enterprises, the Regulations also for the first time stipulated that in the event of air pollution, traffic control measures that restrict the movement of motor vehicles within a certain area will be adopted. When the pollution is serious, some compulsory measures to stop the motor vehicle are adopted.

The regulations point out that Beijing is currently the key city for air pollution prevention and control determined by the State Council. It should meet the prescribed atmospheric environmental quality standards within the prescribed time limit. Before reaching the standard, the Municipal People's Government can adopt more stringent air pollution control measures. Among them, the new regulations include relevant regulations on restrictions on motor vehicles.

The Municipal People's Government may, in accordance with the quality of the atmospheric environment, adopt traffic control measures that restrict the movement of motor vehicles within a certain area in accordance with the level, age, or type of vehicles. The penalties will be imposed on vehicles in violation of regulations, and the traffic department of public security shall order them to stop the illegal activities and punish them according to law.

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When the Municipal People's Government issues an announcement of heavy atmospheric pollution, Beijing will adopt mandatory emergency measures. In addition to ordering the suspension of production of the pollutant discharge units, some motor vehicle stopping measures will be implemented. This will be the responsibility of the public security traffic management department. Implementation. If the emergency measures for stopping the motor vehicle are not implemented, the public security traffic management department shall punish it in accordance with relevant regulations.

In addition, the Beijing Legislative Affairs Office announced that the new regulations will replace the existing "Beijing Municipal People's Republic of China's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law." The draft deadline for submission of comments is Feb. 8.