Regulations of Ganzhou Municipality on Gas Management

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of gas, ensure the supply of gas, safeguard the safety of citizens' lives and property and public safety, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of gas operators and gas users, and promote the healthy development of gas industry, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of the State Council Municipality on the Administration of Town Gas and relevant laws and regulations, and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to gas development planning and facilities construction, gas operation and service, gas use, gas safety management, emergency response and related management activities within the administrative area of this Municipality.

These regulations are not applicable to the production and import of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, the pipeline transportation of natural gas outside city gates, the industrial production with gas as raw materials, and the production and use of biogas and straw gas. Article 3 The gas work in this Municipality shall follow the principles of overall planning, ensuring safety, supporting construction, standardizing services, ensuring supply, being efficient and convenient, and saving energy and protecting the environment. Article 4 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) (including the Administrative Committee of the Development Zone, the same below) shall strengthen their leadership over the work of gas, and incorporate the construction and development of the gas industry into the national economic and social development plan and the national spatial planning at the corresponding level; Establish and improve the gas emergency reserve system and gas accident emergency mechanism, and incorporate gas management funds into the fiscal budget at the corresponding level.

Township (town) people's governments and sub-district offices shall cooperate with relevant departments to do a good job in gas management within their respective jurisdictions. Article 5 The competent department of housing and urban and rural construction of the people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) is the competent department of gas within their respective administrative areas, responsible for organizing the preparation and implementation of gas development plans, establishing and improving relevant management systems, and supervising and inspecting the relevant business behaviors of gas operators.

City, county (city, district) people's government market supervision and management department is responsible for the safety supervision of pressure vessels (including storage tanks, liquefied gas cylinders), pressure pipelines and other special equipment and related instruments, as well as the supervision and inspection of gas quality and measurement, gas price, gas burning appliances and related accessories product quality.

City, county (city, district) people's government department in charge of commerce is responsible for urging catering operators to carry out gas safety self-inspection, fulfill the responsibility of safe gas use, and implement safety precautions.

The transportation departments of the people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) are responsible for the supervision and management of road and waterway gas transportation enterprises and their transport vehicles and ships, and investigate and deal with illegal acts such as engaging in gas transportation without obtaining the license for the transport of dangerous goods according to law.

The public security organs of the people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) are responsible for the road traffic safety management of gas transport vehicles, and investigate and deal with illegal and criminal acts that endanger public safety, such as illegal storage, sale, transportation, misappropriation of gas and destruction of gas facilities.

The emergency management department of the people's government of the city or county (city, district) is responsible for the implementation of comprehensive supervision and management of safety production in the gas industry, organizing or guiding the investigation and handling of safety accidents in gas production according to law, and urging all relevant units to perform their duties in gas safety management.

City, county (city, district) people's government fire rescue agencies responsible for the supervision and inspection of the fire safety situation of gas business and use places.

City, county (city, district) people's government development and reform, natural resources, urban management, ecological environment, administrative examination and approval, education and other relevant departments and meteorological units shall perform their respective duties according to law and do a good job in gas management. Article 6 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) and the relevant departments of gas management shall regularly carry out publicity and education on gas laws and regulations, popularize the knowledge of gas safety, enhance the public's awareness of safe and economical use of gas, and improve their ability to prevent and respond to gas accidents.

Schools should incorporate gas safety education into students' safety knowledge education.

Newspapers, radio, television, internet and other news media shall publicize the safe use of gas, gas conservation and protection of gas facilities for public welfare.

Property service enterprises or other managers shall cooperate with the competent gas authorities of the people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) and gas operators to publicize gas safety.

Gas operators shall provide users with a handbook on safe gas use, and publicize basic knowledge such as safe gas use, equipment maintenance and accident emergency treatment. Chapter II Gas Development Planning and Facilities Construction Article 7 The competent gas department of the people's government of a city or county (city, district) shall, jointly with relevant departments, work out the gas development plan of its administrative region in accordance with the national economic and social development plan, the land and space plan, the energy plan and the gas development plan at the next higher level, and coordinate with the detailed urban regulatory plan. After being approved by the people's government at the same level, it will be organized and implemented, and reported to the competent gas department of the people's government at the next higher level for the record.

The approved gas development plan shall not be changed by any unit or individual without authorization; If it is really necessary to change, it shall be submitted for approval and filing in accordance with the original planning procedures.

The approved gas development plan shall be announced to the public. Eighth in urban and rural construction, it should be in accordance with the city and county (city, district) land space planning and gas development planning, supporting the construction of gas facilities or reserve land for gas facilities construction. Without legal approval, the reserved land for the construction of gas facilities shall not be changed.

In the gas pipeline network coverage determined by the gas development plan, new district construction and old district transformation should be carried out. The construction unit shall support the construction of pipeline gas facilities, design, construct, complete and accept the main projects such as houses and roads simultaneously, and hand over the construction files.