《中华人民共和国行政处罚法》于10月1日起施行。这是我国行政法制建设中的一件大事,是我国社会主义民主政治建设的一个重大步骤。一、充分认识实施《行政处罚法》的重大意义《行政处罚法》是一部规范政府行为的基本法律。它对行政处罚的基本原则、行政处罚的设定、实施行政处罚的机关、行政处罚的管辖和适用、行政处罚程序、违反行政处罚法的法律责任等,作了明确规定。这对促进政府职能转变,提高依法行政水平,改进行政管理工作,加强廉政建设,维护社会稳 The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administrative Punishment shall come into force on October 1. This is a major event in the construction of China’s administrative legal system and a major step in the construction of socialist democratic politics in our country. I. Fully understand the great significance of implementing the “Administrative Punishment Law” “Administrative Punishment Law” is a basic law regulating government behavior. It clearly stipulates the basic principles of administrative punishment, the establishment of administrative punishment, the organ that implements administrative punishment, the jurisdiction and application of administrative penalty, the procedure of administrative punishment and the legal responsibility of violating the law of administrative penalty. This is to promote the transformation of government functions, improve the level of administration according to law, improve administrative work, strengthen the building of a clean and honest government and safeguard social stability