Regulations of Qiqihar Municipality on the Administration of Town Gas

Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of urban gas, standardize the operation and use of gas, ensure the safety of citizens' lives and property and public safety, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of gas users and gas trading enterprises, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and in light of the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to urban gas development planning and facilities construction, gas operation and service, gas use and safety supervision and management within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 The municipal gas administrative department shall be responsible for the supervision, guidance and management of the city's gas work, and the gas management in Longsha District, jianhua district District and Tiefeng District, and its subordinate gas management institutions shall be responsible for the daily management of gas.

The gas administrative departments of counties (cities), Meris Daur, Fulaerji, Angangxi and Nianzishan are responsible for the local gas management.

Development and reform, emergency management, fire rescue, market supervision and management, finance, transportation, natural resources, urban management, commerce, public security and other relevant departments shall do a good job in gas management according to their respective responsibilities. Fourth new construction, renovation and expansion of gas facilities construction projects shall conform to the national spatial planning and gas development planning, and shall be carried out in accordance with relevant norms, standards and technical regulations. The survey, design, construction and supervision of the project shall be undertaken by units with corresponding qualification grades.

Construction units that install, renovate and repair gas pressure vessels and pressure pipelines shall inform the safety supervision and management department of special equipment in writing before construction according to law, and then the construction can be started. Article 5 When examining the planning permission of gas facilities construction projects, the administrative department of natural resources shall solicit the opinions of the administrative department of gas on whether the construction of gas facilities conforms to the gas development plan.

Gas enterprises shall assign professionals to provide technical guidance on the design and construction of gas facilities construction projects.

After the acceptance of the gas facilities construction project, the construction unit shall submit the acceptance report to the local gas administrative department for the record within fifteen days. Article 6 Pipeline gas facilities supporting the construction of new civil buildings shall include gas leakage alarm and automatic cut-off devices. The construction cost of pipeline gas facilities shall be included in the total cost of housing development and construction, and shall not be charged separately to gas users.

Where pipeline gas facilities have been built, residents and non-residents shall use gas leakage alarm and automatic cut-off devices. Article 7 Enterprises engaged in pipeline gas, bottled gas, gas vehicle filling and other business activities shall obtain a gas business license issued by the gas administrative department at or above the county level according to law, and operate within the scope specified in the licensing matters. The franchise activities of pipeline gas shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Article 8 A gas trading enterprise shall, according to the gas development plan and gas transmission and distribution capacity, continuously, stably and safely supply gas that meets the national quality standards. When the gas supply is insufficient, the gas business enterprise shall give priority to ensuring the residents' living gas. Article 9 Gas trading enterprises shall set up gas facilities protection devices and safety warning signs in accordance with regulations, conduct regular inspection, testing, repair and maintenance, conduct safety assessment of gas facilities according to the production and operation conditions, and timely rectify potential safety hazards found.

No unit or individual may occupy, damage, dismantle or move gas facilities without authorization, and shall not damage, cover, alter, dismantle or move safety warning signs of gas facilities without authorization. Tenth encourage gas enterprises to build smart gas platforms and monitor the operation of gas facilities in real time.

Encourage pipeline gas enterprises to use intelligent gas metering and intelligent payment system to facilitate users to inquire and pay gas fees. Eleventh pipeline gas enterprises shall regularly conduct safety inspections for users free of charge, and establish inspection files. The storage period of inspection files is not less than two years.

Security inspectors should wear uniform enterprise logo clothing, hold certificates and standardize services. Inspection records shall be confirmed by gas users. Twelfth gas users indoor gas facilities there are potential safety accidents, which may endanger the public safety, pipeline gas business enterprises should come to repair. If the gas users refuse to cooperate, the pipeline gas business enterprise may suspend gas supply. After the hidden dangers of gas safety accidents are eliminated, pipeline gas enterprises shall resume gas supply within twenty-four hours.

When the pipeline gas business enterprise inspects, maintains, repairs and updates the gas pipelines and other gas facilities within the property management area, the residents' committees, property service providers and gas users shall cooperate with it, and the pipeline gas business enterprise shall promptly restore the original state after the construction. Thirteenth bottled gas business enterprises should sell bottled gas in the approved business premises and distribution sites.

Bottled gas business enterprises selling gas in areas other than the place where the enterprise is located shall conform to the local gas development plan and relevant safety regulations, set up distribution sites in the local area, and file with the local gas administrative department. Fourteenth bottled gas distribution sites shall be set up by gas enterprises, and shall be filed with the local gas administrative department within ten days after passing the fire design review and fire acceptance by the relevant local departments. Other units and individuals shall not set up bottled gas distribution sites.