Article 12
The time limit of village and town overall planning is normally 20 years and the time limit of short-term construction planning is 5 years. When the planned time limit expires, continuation should be made.

CHAPTER III
THE IMPLE3MENTATION OF VILLAGE AND TOWN PLANNING

Article 13
For construction to be carried out on the land within the planned area of towns or villages, the system of locating the construction site by the construction administrations of township governments or by the government of county level shall be practiced.

The government of county level shall verify and issue a position paper on the location of construction when villagers apply for to building houses on cultivated land, or governmental staff and workers, demobilized soldiers, retired officials, returned overseas Chinese and compatriots of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who apply for utilization of the land for building houses, or establishing township and village enterprises, or building township and village's public facilities and utilities.

The government of township level shall verify and issue a position paper on the location of the construction when villagers apply for building houses on the land of their original houses, or on the unused land, or on the land of the other type, and when they apply for building temporary construction on the planned land of a village or town where the township's government locates , or on a town's planned land for development.

Article 14
The construction administration of township government and county government shall, within 10 days after receiving the application, issue a position paper on location of construction to those who meet the requirements of village and town planning, or notify the applicant in writing indicating the reasons if the applicant can not meet the requirements of village and town planning.

Article 15
The contents of a position paper for location of construction shall not be changed arbitrarily. If any change is needed in the course of implementation, the paper shall be verified and approved by the original issuing authorities.

Article 16
The position paper of construction cannot be traded or transferred.

Article 17
If a unit or individual that have received permission for construction, do not start the construction within 2 years after receiving the position paper of construction and do not go through the formalities for extension, the issued document shall become invalid.

Article 18
The position of location of construction shall be printed by the construction administration of the Guangxi Government.

Article 19
If any buildings, structures or facilities within the planned areas need to be dismantled due to the implementation of the village and town planning, the unit or individual that carry out the construction shall go through the formalities for approval and make compensations to the owners of the buildings, structures and facilities to be dismantled, according to the stipulations of the city or county governments.