What does it mean to order a rectification notice in China?

Legal analysis: the notice of ordering rectification is an administrative penalty notice issued by the relevant administrative unit, which belongs to a specific administrative act. The parties may apply for administrative reconsideration and administrative litigation on this basis, but it is not an administrative penalty.

Legal basis: Article 55 of the Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China. In any of the following circumstances, the administrative organ at a higher level or the relevant department shall order it to make corrections, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel may be given administrative sanctions according to law:

(a) there is no legal basis for administrative punishment;

(2) changing the category and scope of administrative punishment without authorization;

(three) in violation of the statutory administrative punishment procedures;

(4) Violating the provisions of Article 18 of this Law on entrusted punishment.