娱乐场所管理条例 Regulations on Management of Entertainment Venues

(Adopted by the 15th Executive Meeting of the State Council on March 17, 1999, promulgated by Decree No.261 of the State Council of People's Republic of China on March 26, 1999, and effective as of July 1, 1999)
颁布日期：19990326 　实施日期：19990701 　颁布单位：国务院

　　Chapter I General Provisions

　　Article 1 These Regulations are formulated to strengthen the management of entertainment venues, enrich people's civilized and sound recreation life, and promote the construction of socialist spiritual civilization.

　　Article 2 Entertainment venues mentioned in these Regulations refer to commercial places for singing, dancing and amusement open to the public for self-entertainment of consumers.

　　Article 3 Operating units of entertainment venues shall follow the direction of serving the people and the cause of socialism, and carry out civilized and sound entertainment activities.

　　Article 4 The State promotes and develops the excellent national culture, and prohibits from conducting activities containing the following contents at entertainment venues:

　　(1) opposing the fundamental principles defined in the Constitution;

　　(2) jeopardizing the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State;

　　(3) jeopardizing the security, interest or social stability of the State;

　　(4) inciting the split of nationalities, infringing the minority customs and habits, and disrupting the unity of nationalities

　　(5) preaching the obscenity, eroticism, superstition or exaggerating violence, which is harmful to the physical and mental health of consumers;

　　(6) breaching the social morality or libeling and insulting others.

　　Article 5 The competent administrative departments of culture and public security organs of the people's governments at or above the county level, within their respective functions and duties, shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, strengthen their guidance and supervision over the business activities, fire control and security at entertainment venues respectively.

　　Article 6 The competent administrative departments of culture and public security organs of the people's governments at various levels as well as their staff members shall not operate entertainment venues, nor participate in or participate in under disguised forms the business activities of entertainment venues.

　　Article 7 Working staff members of competent administrative departments of culture and public security organs, when performing official duties at entertainment venues, shall show their credentials for law enforcement, be in civilized and courteous manners, and handle cases according to law.

　　The competent administrative departments of culture and public security organs, when conducting supervision and examination over entertainment venues, shall not charge any fees; the outlay needed for conducting supervision and examination over entertainment venues by the competent administrative department of culture may be provided by local public finance through the legal adjustment of the tax rate of business tax of entertainment industry. The specific measures are to be formulated by people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

　　Chapter II The Establishment of Operating Units of Entertainment Venues

　　Article 8 The establishment of an operating unit of entertainment venues shall meet the following requirements:

　　(1) have its name, domicile, organization and articles of association;

　　(2) have its definite business range and entertainment items;

　　(3) have places, equipment and facilities suitable for the entertainment items it provides;

　　(4) installations for safety and fire control as well as sanitary conditions conform to the standard prescribed by the State.

　　Article 9 No en

tertainment venues shall be established at places which possibly disturb normal work and study of schools, hospitals and organs.

　　The boundary noise of an entertainment venue shall conform to the standard prescribed by the State.

　　Article 10 Anyone who falls under any of the following categories shall not assume the office of legal representative or manager in charge of an operating unit of entertainment venue, nor participate in the operation and management of the operating unit of entertainment venue:

　　(1) A person has ever been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment for the crime of rape, the crime of molesting, humiliating a woman by forces, the crime of organizing, forcing, seducing, harboring, or introducing prostitution, the crime of gambling, the crime of producing, selling, or disseminating obscene materials, or the crime of smuggling, trafficking, transporting and manufacturing drugs;

　　(2) A person has ever been deprived of political rights because of crime.

　　Article 11 The State forbids the establishment of any entertainment venue operated with investment solely made by foreign businessman.

　　Article 12 The competent department of culture administration, public security organ, and the administrative department of public health under the people's government at or above the county level at the place where an operating unit of entertainment venue to be established is located shall, within their respective functions and duties, examine and verify the establishment of such an operating unit of entertainment venue in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations; only those that are found up to standard upon examination and verification may apply to the administrative department of industry and commerce for registration, and for obtaining a business license.

　　Article 13 Where an operating unit of entertainment venue modifies its name, domicile, legal representative or manager in charge, business range, entertainment items or any other important items, the matter shall be subjected to examination and verification by original examining and verifying departments, and it shall apply to the administrative department of industry and commerce for undertaking modification registration according to law.

　　Chapter III The Operation Activities of Entertainment Venue

　　Article 14 An unit not examined and verified up to standard by the competent department of culture administration, public security organ, and the administrative department of public health in accordance with these Regulations and without obtaining a business license shall not engage in operation activities of an entertainment venue.

　　An operating unit of entertainment venue shall not alternate, lend and lease its business license, nor contract the entertainment venue to others.

　　Article 15 Charges for all the entertainment items and services provided by an entertainment venue shall be clearly marked with their prices.

　　For improper prices and high charges, the price administration department under the people's government at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, adopt measures for controlling prices.

　　Article 16 Performance activities organized by entertainment venues or songs they broadcast as well as screen pictures they show shall not contain the contents listed in Article 4 of these Regulations.

　　Any game programs with image and sound shown by electronic screen shall not contain the contents listed in Article 4 of these Regulation.

　　Sound and video products and electronic publications used in entertainment venues must be those published by legally approved publishing units or legally imported upon approval.

　　Article 17 Entertainment venues shall not use electronic game machines or circuit boards that have the gambling function such as return of coil, steel ball and lottery

.

　　Article 18 If an entertainment venue intends to increase or change electronic game machines or circuit boards, the matter must be examined and verified by the original examining and verifying administrative department of culture.

　　Article 19 Entertainment venues shall not provide any entertainment activities engaged in by use of computers.

　　Article 20 When inviting art performance groups or individuals for commercial performances, the entertainment venues of song and dance concerned shall abide by the management provisions of the State on commercial performances.

　　Article 21 Entertainment venues of song and dance shall not receive minors.

　　Electronic game machines in entertainment venues of game shall not be provided to minors except on stipulated national holidays.

　　Article 22 Staff in entertainment venues shall wear uniforms and credentials during opening hours.

　　Chapter IV The Public Security Administration in Entertainment Venues

　　Article 23 Entertainment Venues shall establish and make different security systems and employ security personnel according to the relevant provisions of the State.

　　Security personnel must be trained by the public security organs of the people's governments at or above the county level; only those who have been trained and obtained qualification certificates may begin to work.

　　Article 24 Working personnel in entertainment venues must hold resident identity cards; among them, those who come from other places must additionally hold certificates for temporary stay and certificates for work. Foreigners and other persons from outside of mainland China working in entertainment venues shall obtain licenses for foreigners to work.

　　Entertainment venues shall not em

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