Auction Law of the People's Republic of China (2004)
“ Article 58Where a client, in violation of the provisions of Article 6 of this Law, authorizes auction of articles or goods or property rights that he does not own or he has no right to dispose of according to law, he shall bear liability according to law. Where the auctioneer knowingly auctions articles or goods or property rights that the client does not own or has no right to dispose of according to law, he shall bear joint and several liability. ”
