Legal Basis
Article 51 of the Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China
If the illegal facts are conclusive and there is a legal basis, and an administrative penalty of less than 2 yuan is imposed on a citizen or a fine of less than 3, yuan or a warning is imposed on a legal person or other organization, a decision on administrative penalty can be made on the spot. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail.
article 54
in addition to the administrative punishment that can be imposed on the spot as stipulated in article 51 of this law, if an administrative organ discovers that a citizen, a legal person or any other organization has committed an act that should be given administrative punishment according to law, it must conduct a comprehensive, objective and impartial investigation and collect relevant evidence; When necessary, inspections may be conducted in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.
Article 6
The administrative organ shall make a decision on administrative punishment within 9 days from the date of filing the case of administrative punishment. Where laws, regulations and rules provide otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.