Legal basis: Article 10 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Road Transport applies for engaging in passenger transport business. After going through the relevant registration formalities with the administrative department for industry and commerce according to law, it applies in accordance with the following provisions and submits relevant materials that meet the conditions stipulated in Article 8 of these regulations:
(a) to apply to the county-level road transport management institution to engage in passenger transport business within the county-level administrative area;
(two) in the administrative areas of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government across two administrative areas at or above the county level, apply to the road transport management institution at the next higher level;
(3) Those who engage in passenger transport business across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall apply to the road transport management agencies of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government where they are located. The road transport management institution that accepts the application in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall complete the examination within 20 days from the date of accepting the application and make a decision on approval or disapproval. If the license is granted, the road transport business license shall be issued to the applicant, and the vehicle operation license shall be issued to the vehicle put into transport by the applicant; If the license is not granted, it shall notify the applicant in writing and explain the reasons. Where an application is made to engage in passenger transport business across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the road transport management institution of the relevant province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall consult with the road transport management institution of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the transport line arrives before issuing the road transport business license in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of this article; If negotiation fails, it shall be reported to the transportation department of the State Council for decision.
Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting market order, and if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times for illegal gains or confiscation of property:
(a) operating a franchise or monopoly commodity or other commodities whose operation is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission;
(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations;
(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business;
(four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.