正在举行的湖北省十二届人大四次会议2月1日通过了《湖北省土壤污染防治条例》(以下简称《条例》),该《条例》将于2016年10月1日起正式施行。这意味着,中国首部土壤污染防治方面的地方性法规正式出台。该《条例》包括总则、政府职责、土壤污染预防、土壤污染控制、污染土壤修复、信息公开与社会参与、法律责任等内容。《条例》中明确了土壤 The Fourth Session of the 12th NPC in Hubei Province on February 1 passed the “Hubei Province Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Ordinance” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”), which will come into effect on October 1, 2016. This means that the first local laws and regulations on soil pollution prevention and control in China were officially promulgated. The “Regulations” include General Provisions, Government Responsibilities, Prevention of Soil Pollution, Control of Soil Pollution, Remediation of Polluted Soil, Information Disclosure and Social Participation, and Legal Responsibilities. The regulations specify the soil