Yes, square dancing is prohibited in residential areas because of the need for high-pitched amplified speakers, a device that is prohibited in residential areas. Residents have the right to dance and work out, and other residents have the right to be free from noise.
According to Article 58 of the Law on Punishment for Public Security Administration:
Anyone who violates the law on the prevention and control of noise pollution in social life by making noise that interferes with the normal life of others shall be given a warning; if he or she fails to correct the situation after the warning, he or she shall be given a fine of not less than 200 yuan and not more than 500 yuan.
Expanded:
In the law, residents have the right to dance and work out, and other residents also have the right to be free from noise. However, there are boundaries to any right. If you look at the square dancing that is all the rage around the world today, many residents have already broken the law.
As early as 1997, the implementation of the "Prevention and Control of Environmental Noise Pollution Law," Article 45 clearly stipulates: "Prohibit any unit or individual in the urban areas of noise-sensitive construction of the concentration of the use of high-pitched broadcasting loudspeakers. In urban areas, streets, squares, parks and other public **** place to organize entertainment, gatherings and other activities,
The use of audio equipment may produce interference with the surrounding living environment of excessive volume, must comply with the provisions of the local public security organs. And noise-sensitive buildings are hospitals, schools, institutions, research units, residential and other buildings that need to be kept quiet.
See, in residential areas loud music loud square dance has constituted a violation of the law. At the same time, the law also provides that: the use of high-pitched broadcasting speakers in urban areas within the concentration of noise-sensitive buildings, in violation of the provisions of the local public security organs, in urban areas of the streets, squares, parks and other public **** places to organize entertainment, gatherings, and other activities, the use of audio equipment, produce interference with the surrounding living environment of excessive volume, can be given a warning by the public security organs, and may be subject to a fine.
The Law on Punishment for Public Security Administration further stipulates, "Anyone who violates the law on the prevention and control of noise pollution in social life and creates noise that interferes with the normal life of others shall be given a warning; and anyone who fails to rectify the situation after the warning shall be fined more than 200 yuan and less than 500 yuan." For the disturbing square dance, not only the legal consequences, but also the main body of law enforcement.
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