The Xiushui county government in Jiangxi province said it has halted a practice in which its family planning agency blocked the registrations of children whose parents had violated the family planning rules until fines were paid.

The county said on its micro blog on Monday that the authority has stopped demanding that fines be paid before the issuance of a household registration, or hukou, for a child.

"The registration of babies will be strictly in line with the national policy," it said.