A Jurisprudential Analysis of Authorization for Experimental Administrative Reform

行政改革试验授权制度的法理分析

As a new form of authorization with independent legal status, the authorization of experimental administrative reform falls between legislative and administrative authorization. Decisions on authorization of experimental administrative reform have two aspects, viz., 'the temporary adjustment or temporary suspension of the application of certain provisions of a law' and 'authorizing a given experimenting body to implement this decision.' In essence, the former is the organic combination of two elements: suspending the implementation of a law and formulating a new experimental law;it does not belong under amendment of the law. The latter, on the other hand, is a special legislative authorization similar to administrative franchise. As a method of exercising public power, authorization for experimental administrative reform should follow the procedural requirements laid down in the Decision of the Central Committee of the CPC on Certain Major Issues concerning Comprehensively Advancing the Law-based Governance of China;further, it may not overstep the bounds of the forms of expression or substantive contents determined by the principles of the modern rule of law.

行政改革试验授权是介于立法授权与行政授权之间的一种新型授权制度,具有独立的法律地位。行政改革试验授权决定包含“暂调或者暂停部分法律的适用”和“将该决定授予特定试验主体实施”两个方面的内容。本质上,前者是法律施行力的中止和新试验法的制定两种因素的有机组合,不属于法律修改;后者是类似于行政特许的立法特别授权。作为一种公权力的行使方式,行政改革试验授权应当遵循《中共中央关于全面推进依法治国若干重大问题的决定》设定的程序要求,且不得逾越现代法治诸原则设定的表达形式界限和实体内容界限。