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The puepose of these Regulations is to accomplish the residents-resettlement work for the Three Gorges Project construction and protect the lawful rights and interests of residents to be resettled. The Regulations consist of 6 Chapters divided into 64 articles: General Provisions (I); Settlement of Resettled Residents (II); Administration of Inundation and Resettlement Areas(III); Management of and Supervision over the Use of Residents-Resettlement Funds (IV); Supporting Measures (V); Penalty Provisions(VI); Supplementary Provisions(VII).The State shall compensate the residents-resettlement for the Three Gorges Project construction according to law. A residents-resettlement plan shall be compiled for the residents relocation for the Three Gorges Project construction, which shall dovetail with the overall plan of land utilization. Units and residents to be resettled who must be relocated in accordance with the residents-resettlement plan shall not refuse to be relocated or delay in relocation. In undertaking construction for residents-resettlement projects, attention shall be paid to the protection of the ecological environment and the prevention of vegetation damage and soil erosion.