If pipeline gas users need to expand the scope of gas use, change the use of gas, and install, modify or remove gas facilities or fixed gas appliances, they should apply to the pipeline gas enterprises and go through the corresponding procedures.

the expenses incurred when the user proposes to modify the gas facilities shall be borne by the user. The gas consumption of pipeline gas shall be based on the records of qualified gas metering devices verified by legal metering and testing institutions. Users who have objections to the accuracy of the gas metering device may apply to the gas supply enterprise for testing; The gas enterprise shall, within 3 days from the date of receiving the application or within the time agreed with the user, send the gas metering device to the legal metering and testing institution for testing. If the error of the tested gas metering device is within the legal range, the test fee shall be paid by the user; If the error exceeds the legal range, the test fee shall be paid by the gas enterprise, and the gas enterprise shall be responsible for replacing the qualified gas metering device.

for users who use gas metering devices beyond the legal error range, their gas charges for two months before the date of applying for the test shall be calculated according to the gas consumption after the test error adjustment is qualified. The gas fee paid by the user shall be refunded by the gas enterprise.

users who have objections to the test results can complain to the technical supervision department. Pipeline gas users shall pay the gas fee within the time limit stipulated in the gas supply contract. Fails to pay within the time limit, the pipeline gas enterprise can charge a late fee of 1% of the gas fee owed daily to the production and business users, and 5‰ of the gas fee owed daily to other users.

for users who fail to pay the gas fee within the time limit, the pipeline gas enterprise can give them a warning and pay within 5 days; Gas supply shall not be suspended within the time limit. If it has not been paid within the time limit, the pipeline gas enterprise may suspend gas supply. When users apply for resuming gas supply, they shall pay the gas fee and overdue fine in full. For pipeline gas users who have supplied gas to newly-built houses, pipeline gas enterprises shall collect gas fees from users from the date when they obtain the property rights or the right to use the houses. Gas enterprises should establish and improve the gas safety guarantee system and management system, and abide by the following provisions:

(1) Set up obvious warning signs at the location of gas facilities, and equip full-time personnel for patrol inspection;

(2) check the gas facilities at least twice a year, eliminate hidden dangers of accidents in time, and establish a complete inspection file;

(3) regularly overhaul and update gas facilities according to national technical specifications and standards;

(4) Announce the telephone number for emergency repair of gas facilities, set up a full-time emergency repair team, and equip it with protection, transportation, communication and other equipment needed for emergency repair;

(5) Vehicles and personnel entering and leaving the LPG storage and irrigation plant (station) shall abide by the relevant systems and regulations formulated by the gas authorities;

(6) issue a manual on safe use of gas to users, and be responsible for guiding the safe use of gas;

(7) implement a 24-hour gas safety duty system every day. The competent department of gas shall organize a statutory inspection agency to regularly inspect the lightning protection and electrostatic safety facilities of gas enterprises.

lightning protection and electrostatic safety facilities of gas enterprises shall be tested by relevant departments according to law.

within the specified testing period, the gas enterprise has the right to refuse repeated testing of the same nature by any department or unit for lightning protection and electrostatic safety facilities that have been tested. Gas users shall abide by the regulations on the safe use of gas and shall not commit any of the following acts:

(1) engaging in decoration activities that endanger the safety of indoor gas facilities;

(2) using gas appliances without gas source adaptation inspection mark;

(3) Installation and use of in-line water heaters;

(4) stealing or transferring pipeline gas;

(5) leak detection of gas facilities and appliances with naked flame;

(6) Dismantling, installing and refitting gas metering devices and gas facilities by themselves;

(7) installing gas appliances using pipeline gas as fuel without the consent of the gas enterprise;

(8) putting gas cylinders in the same room as diners in catering establishments or using gas cylinders as heat sources in dormitories;

(9) heating, dropping, smashing gas cylinders or lying down when using gas cylinders;

(11) Dumping residual liquid of gas cylinders by oneself;

(11) changing the inspection mark and paint color of gas cylinders without authorization;

(12) other acts prohibited by laws and regulations. It is forbidden to engage in the following activities within the scope of safety protection of gas facilities stipulated by the state:

(1) building buildings or structures and setting up poles;

(2) stacking heavy objects and placing inflammable and explosive articles or kindling;

(3) Dumping or discharging corrosive substances;

(4) planting arbor plants;

(5) worry about wires and ropes on pipeline gas facilities;

(6) open or close the gas pipeline valve;

(7) other activities endangering the safety of gas facilities. No unit or individual may, without authorization, dig, borrow soil, move, cover, alter or damage gas facilities or their safety protection signs, and conduct welding, baking, blasting and other operations within the safety protection scope of gas facilities stipulated by the state; If it is really necessary to operate, the operating unit shall put forward safety protection measures 15 days before the operation, obtain the consent of the gas enterprise, and report to the local public security fire department for the record. During operation, the operation unit shall set up a sign prohibiting kindling at the site, and the gas enterprise shall send people to the site for monitoring.

the cost of safety protection and monitoring of gas facilities during operation shall be borne by the construction unit. Any unit or individual who discovers gas leakage shall immediately notify the gas enterprise and the public security and fire control departments.

when a gas enterprise discovers the damage of gas facilities and gas leakage, or receives a gas accident report, it shall immediately organize emergency rescue and repair, and report to the local gas authorities and relevant departments at the same time. Major accidents shall be reported to the relevant departments of the state and province in accordance with the regulations.

in the event of a gas accident, the unit or person responsible for the accident shall perform the liability for compensation according to law. If a gas enterprise violates the following provisions of these regulations, the provincial construction administrative department or the municipal gas administrative department shall order it to stop its illegal activities, make corrections within a time limit, and impose the following penalties:

(1) If it violates the provisions of Article 9, it shall be fined between 51,111 yuan and 111,111 yuan, and if the circumstances are serious, its qualification certificate shall be revoked by the original issuing authority;

(2) in violation of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 15, a fine of twice the illegal income shall be imposed, and the illegal income shall be confiscated;

(3) in violation of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 17, a fine ranging from 1,111 yuan to 5,111 yuan shall be imposed, and the illegal income shall be confiscated. If a gas enterprise violates the following provisions of these regulations, it shall be ordered by the competent gas department or its authorized agency to stop the illegal act, make corrections within a time limit and impose the following penalties: (1) If it violates the provisions of Article 11, Article 24 and Article 35, paragraph 2, it shall be fined between 51,111 yuan and 1,111,111 yuan, and its illegal income shall be confiscated. If the circumstances are serious, its qualification certificate shall be revoked by the original issuing authority;

(2) in violation of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 16, a fine of 1 times the illegal income shall be imposed, and the illegal income shall be confiscated;

(3) Those who violate the provisions of Article 18 shall be fined between 1,111 yuan and 5,111 yuan, and their illegal income shall be confiscated;

(4) in violation of the provisions of Article 19 (1), (4) and Article 28, a fine of 1 times the illegal income shall be imposed, and the illegal income shall be confiscated. If the circumstances are serious, the qualification certificate shall be revoked by the original issuing authority;

(5) Those who violate the provisions of Article 21 (3), Article 21 (1), Article 22 (except Item (4)), Article 23 (2), Article 27 (1), Article 37 (2), Article 41, Article 41 (2) and Article 45 (2) shall be fined between 5,111 yuan and 1,111 yuan. Where the sales, installation and maintenance units of gas appliances violate the following provisions of these regulations, the gas authorities or their authorized agencies shall order them to stop the illegal acts, make corrections within a time limit, and impose the following penalties:

(1) Those who violate the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 31 shall be fined 1 times the total value of illegal gas appliances, and their illegal income and property shall be confiscated;

(2) Those who violate the provisions of Article 33 shall be fined twice the total value of illegal appliances, and their illegal income and property shall be confiscated;

(3) Those who violate the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 34 shall be fined between RMB 1,111 and RMB 51,111, and their illegal income shall be confiscated;

(4) in violation of the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 34, a fine ranging from 5,111 yuan to 1,111 yuan shall be imposed. In violation of the following provisions of these regulations, the competent gas department or its entrusted institution shall order it to stop the illegal act, make corrections within a time limit, and impose the following penalties:

(1) In violation of the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 8, a fine of more than 11% and less than 21% of the cost of gas facilities shall be imposed;

(2) In violation of the provisions of Article 11, Article 12, Article 43 and Article 44, individuals shall be fined between RMB 111 and RMB 1111, and units shall be fined between RMB 1111 and RMB 11111;

(3) in violation of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 16, a fine of L times the illegal income shall be imposed, and the illegal income shall be confiscated;

(4) in violation of the provisions of item (4) of Article 22, a fine of 2 times the value of vehicle-mounted liquefied petroleum gas shall be imposed. If a party refuses to accept the decision on administrative punishment, it may apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit according to law. If a party fails to apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit to the people's court within the time limit, and fails to perform the decision on administrative punishment, the organ that made the decision on administrative punishment shall apply to the people's court for compulsory execution according to law.

when there is a dispute between gas operators and users, the parties may apply for an administrative ruling according to law, or bring a lawsuit directly to the people's court. The meanings of the following terms in these Regulations are:

(1) Fuel gas refers to the general name of liquefied petroleum gas, artificial gas, natural gas (including coal mine gas) and other new gas fuels approved for use.

(2) Fuel gas facilities refer to all kinds of equipment for fuel gas production, storage, transportation, distribution and supply and their ancillary facilities and metering devices.

(3) Gas appliances refer to products such as stoves, heaters, water heaters, boilers, heating and cooling machines, roasters, gas cylinders, voltage regulators, etc. that use and fill gas.

(4) Gas enterprises refer to enterprises that produce, store, transmit and supply gas, including pipeline gas enterprises, bottled gas enterprises and gas supply units with gas supply licenses.

(5) gas engineering refers to the new construction, expansion and reconstruction of long-distance pipeline and gate station of pipeline gas, trunk line of urban pipe network, pressure regulating station, liquefied petroleum gas storage and irrigation station, gas vehicle filling station, new gas fuel station, gas cylinder testing station and artificial gas source plant. These Regulations shall come into force as of March 1, 1999.