Legal basis: Article 40 of the Urban Planning Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if construction is carried out in an urban planning area without obtaining a construction project planning permit or in violation of the provisions of the construction project planning permit, which seriously affects urban planning, the competent department of urban planning administration of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order it to stop construction, dismantle or confiscate illegal buildings, structures or other facilities within a time limit, and if corrective measures can still be taken, the competent department of urban planning administration of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections within a time limit and impose a fine.