中华人民共和国法律法规/噪声防治法

Article 23 The industrial noise emitted to the living environment of the neighbourhood within an urban area shall be kept within the limits set by the State on emission of environmental noise within the boundary of an industrial enterprise.

Article 24 Any industrial enterprise that produces environmental noise pollution due to the use of permanent equipment in the course of industrial production must, in accordance with the regulations of the competent administrative department for environmental protection under the State Council, report to the competent administrative department for environmental protection of the local people's government at or above the county level the types and quantity of its equipment that produces environmental noise pollution, the noise level produced under normal operation and the facilities installed for prevention and control of such pollution, and provide technical information relating to the prevention and control of noise pollution.

Any industrial enterprise that intends to make a substantial change in the types or quantity of the equipment that produces environmental noise pollution, in the noise level or facilities for prevention and control of such pollution must submit a report without delay and take prevention and control measures as it should.

Article 25 Industrial enterprises that produce environmental noise pollution shall take effective measures to minimize the impact of noise on the living environment of the neighbourhood.

Article 26 With regard to industrial equipment that might produce environmental noise pollution, the relevant competent departments under the State Council shall, in accordance with the requirements for protection of the acoustic environment and the State's economic and technological conditions, gradually include the noise level limits in the national standards and trade standards for products established according to law.

The level of noise emitted by the industrial equipment in operation mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be specified in relevant technical documents.

Article 27 "Construction noise", as used in this Law, means the sound that is emitted in the course of construction and that impairs the living environment of the neighbourhood.

Article 28 The construction noise emitted to the living environment of the neighbourhood within an urban area shall be kept within the limits set by the State on the emission of environmental noise within the boundary of a construction site.

Article 29 The unit in charge of a construction project which may produce environmental noise pollution due to the use of machines and other equipment, must report, 15 days before commencement of construction, to the competent administrative department for environmental protection of the local people's government at or above the county level the name of the project, the construction site, the length of time needed for completion of the project, the possible level of environmental noise and the measures taken for prevention and control of such pollution.

Article 30 In an urban area where noise-sensitive structures are concentrated, construction operation that produces environmental noise pollution is forbidden at night, with the exception of rush repairs, rescue operations or continued operations required by production techniques or by special needs.

For continued operation due to special needs, there must be a permit issued by the people's government at or above the county level or by the relevant competent department under it.

Night operation mentioned in the preceding paragraph must be made known to the residents in the neighbourhood.

Article 31 "Traffic noise", as used in this Law means the sound that is emitted by such means of transport as motor vehicles, locomotives, motor vessels and aircraft in motion and that impairs the living environment of the neighbourhood.

Article 32 It is forbidden to manufacture, sell or import automobiles that emit noise beyond the limits set on noise level.

Article 33 Mufflers and horns of motor vehicles driven within urban areas must meet the requirements of the State.

Article 33 Mufflers and horns of motor vehicles driven within urban areas must meet the requirements of the State.

Article 34 When motor vehicles are driven in urban areas, motor vessels are navigated along inland rivers in urban areas, and locomotives are running through or entering urban areas or sanatorium areas, their sound-making apparatus must be used in compliance with regulations.

Inspectors shall show their identification papers when they conduct on- the-spot inspection.

Alarming sirens must be installed on such motor vehicles as police cars, fire engines, engineering rescue vehicles and ambulances and used in compliance with the regulations of the public security department under the State Council.

Article 35 The public security organs of municipal people's governments may, in line with the need to protect the local acoustic environment of the urban areas, demarcate no-motor-vehicle or no-horn road sections and hours, and make them known to the public.

Article 36 To build expressways, urban overhead road and light-tract lines that traverse areas where there are concentrated noise-sensitive structures and that might produce environmental noise pollution, sound barriers shall be erected or other effective measures shall be taken to control environmental noise pollution.

Article 37 To build noise-sensitive structures on both sides of existing urban traffic trunk lines, the construction unit shall, in accordance with the regulations of the State, keep such structures a certain distance away from the lines and take measures to mitigate or avoid the impact of traffic noise.

Article 38 Where loudspeakers are used to direct operations at transport terminals, railway marshal yards, ports, docks and airports, the sound volume shall be controlled so as to minimize the noise impact on the living environment of the neighbourhood.

Article 39 Where locomotives when traversing urban residential, cultural and education districts produce environmental noise pollution, the local municipal people's governments shall get the railway departments and other relevant departments together to work out plans for mitigating such pollution.