Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Gas Management

· Document Number：Announcement No. 50 of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Beijing Municipality

· Area of Law： Construction Industry

· Level of Authority： Provincial Local Regulations

· Date issued：11-03-2006

· Effective Date：05-01-2007

· Status： Effective

· Issuing Authority： Beijing Municipal People's Congress (incl. Standing Committee)

Announcement of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Beijing Municipality
(No. 50)
The Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Gas Management, adopted at the 32nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th People's Congress of Beijing Municipality on November 3, 2006, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect on May 1, 2007.
Standing Committee of the 12th Municipal People's Congress of Beijing
November 3, 2006
Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Gas Management
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions 
Chapter II Planning and Construction 
Chapter III Supply and Use of Gas 
Chapter IV Management of Gas Facilities and Gas Using Equipment 
Chapter V Emergency Handling Schemes and Accident Handling 
Chapter VI Legal Liability 
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions 
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purposes of strengthening the gas management, maintaining the order of gas market, safeguarding the social public security and public interests and promoting the development of gas undertaking in this Municipality.
Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the planning, supply and use of gas, construction of gas facilities and other related management activities in the administrative area of this Municipality.
Where there are any other provisions in laws or administrative regulations, those provisions shall prevail.
Article 3 The municipal administration department at the municipal level shall be the administrative department of gas in charge of the gas management in this Municipality.
The administrative departments of gas at the district or county level shall be responsible for the gas management in their own administrative areas.
The administrative departments of development and reform, planning, construction, quality and technical supervision, work safety supervision, fire-fighting for public security, environmental protection, etc. shall, according to their respective functions and duties, bring success to the related work.
Article 4 The gas management in this Municipality shall follow the principles of safety first, prevention priority, uniform planning, coordinated development, guarantee of supply, energy-saving and high efficiency.
Article 5 This Municipality shall encourage scientific and technological research in gas and popularize the application of safe, environmental-friendly and energy saving advanced technology.
The people's governments at all levels, the administrative departments of gas and gas supplying units in this Municipality shall strengthen the publicity and popularization of knowledge in gas safety, enhance the public's awareness of gas safety and improve their ability to prevent and deal with gas accidents.
Chapter II Planning and Construction
Article 6 The people's governments at the municipal and the district or county level shall incorporate the development of gas undertaking into their national economic and social development plans.
The municipal administrative department of gas shall, along with the municipal administrative department of development and reform and planning, organize the compilation of a special plan of gas of this Municipality in accordance with the overall urban plan and the requirements of social and economic development of this Municipality, and implement it after submitting it to and obtaining approval from the Municipal People's Government. The contents of urban space resources planning involved in the special plan of gas shall be incorporated into the city planning.
Article 7 This Municipality shall formulate policies and take measures to ensure the supply of gas in multiple channels, strengthen the gas using management and establish the macro-control mechanism for supply and demand of gas.
The municipal administrative department of gas and the municipal administrative department of development and reform shall, according to their respective functions and duties, be responsible for coordinating the supply sources of natural gas, balancing the demand of gas throughout the whole city, formulating the medium-and long-term as well as annual gas using plan, allocating the natural gas quota according to the annual gas using plan to ensure safe and stable supply of natural gas.
Article 8 The usage of the land used for construction of gas facilities listed in the city planning shall not be altered where there is no adjustment of the city planning through the statutory procedures.
Article 9 To construct or reconstruct a housing project, the development and construction unit shall, together with a gas supplying enterprise, determine a gas supplying program. The gas supplying program shall include the way of gas supplying, the construction plan for supporting facilities, the transitional gas supplying measures and other related contents. The gas supplying program shall be in conformity with the requirements of the planning.
The development and construction unit shall make public the gas supplying program and indicate the way of gas supplying in the contracts to sell houses of the constructed or reconstructed housing project.
Article 10 The development and construction unit of a constructed or reconstructed housing project shall, in accordance with relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality, construct the supporting gas facilities based on the gas supplying program.
The supporting gas facilities shall be simultaneously designed, constructed, checked for acceptance with the main part of the project.
Article 11 The departments of development and reform shall solicit opinions from the administrative departments of gas and other related administrative departments when examining and approving the construction projects of gas works.
The administrative departments of planning shall solicit opinions from the administrative departments of gas, fire fighting for public security and quality and technical supervision when examining and approving the planning of the construction projects of gas works.
Article 12 The units engaged in the survey, design, construction or supervision of gas works shall possess the corresponding qualifications and legally conduct operational activities within the grades of their qualifications.
The design of gas works shall be in conformity with relevant standards of the State and this Municipality and meet the requirements of landscape environment and providing convenience to users.
The construction units of gas works shall carry out supervision of the quality of gas works and organize the check for acceptance of the works after its completion in accordance with the provisions of the State and this Municipality.
Article 13 The construction units of gas works shall, in strict accordance with the provisions of the State and this Municipality on archives administration, collect and sort out the documents and materials at every stage of the construction, establish and improve the archives of project constructions,and transfer complete and accurate archives to the administrative departments of archives within six months after completion and acceptance of the gas works upon check.
Chapter III Supply and Use of Gas
Article 14 Any one intending to engage in the business of gas supplying in the administrative area of this Municipality shall obtain a gas business license issued by the administrative department of gas.
The following conditions shall be met for obtaining a gas business license for gas:
1. The construction of gas works is in conformity with the special plan of gas;
2. Having stable supply of gas sources that meet the national standards and having established a gas quality test system;
3. The business place and gas facilities are in conformity with relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality and the examination opinions of fire prevention for safety from the department of fire-fighting for public security have been obtained;
4. The deployment of working staff engaged in management, technology and operation shall be commensurate with its business scale and in conformity with the requirements of the State and this Municipality of special training and examination. The chief responsible person and safety management personnel of the enterprise shall pass the examination on the knowledge of gas work safety and managerial skills according to law;
5. Having the capability to pay debts and resist risks commensurate with its business scale;
6. Having a complete set of operation, management and safety control systems;
7. Having a sound emergency handling scheme on gas accidents and rescue capability commensurate with its gas supplying scale;
8. Having a safety assessment report issued by a safety assessment authority and meeting the requirements of safe operation; and
9. The enterprise engaged in the business of bottled liquefied petroleum gas shall establish a file management system of gas bottles. The enterprise engaged in the operation of filling gas bottles shall also establish a quality guarantee system for the filling of gas bottles and can take measures to recover and dispose the residues.
The administrative department of gas shall make a decision on the administrative license in accordance with the statutory procedures within 20 working days as of acceptance of the application for a gas business license.
A gas supplying enterprise shall engage in the business activities within the scope prescribed in the business license.
Article 15 In the case of concession for gas business, the concessionaire or project company established according to the concession agreement shall obtain a gas business license. When the administrative department of gas handles the formalities for the gas business license, it shall not re-examine the contents already examined while the concession agreement is concluded and the examination results of other contents shall not lead to a substantial change of the contents of the concession agreement.
Article 16 The municipal administration department at the municipal level shall, along with other relevant departments, formulate the standards and norms of gas management and service provision.
Article 17 The administrative departments of gas shall establish and improve the supervision and management system and carry out supervision over and inspection of the gas supplying enterprises in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, rules, planning, standards and norms; make known the telephone number, post box and e-mail address for the public to make reports or complaints and accept the reports and complaints on gas safety, quality, charging standards and service quality.
The administrative departments of gas shall establish a license appraisal system to make appraisal on the gas supplying by the licensed gas supplying enterprises.
Article 18 The gas supplying units shall provide the users with services of stable and safe supply of qualified gas with reasonable price.
The gas supplying enterprises may not stop or suspend business without approval by the administrative departments of gas. In case they do need to stop or suspend business, they shall make appropriate arrangements for the users within their supply-covering areas in advance.
Article 19 The gas supplying units shall establish and improve various safety guarantee systems and observe the following provisions:
(1） to implement the relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality on operation, maintenance and rush-repair of gas facilities;
(2） to sign long-term and annual supply agreements with gas source supplying enterprises to specify the guarantee plan of supply of gas;
(3） to carry out maintenance, repair and inspection of gas facilities subject to their management responsibility and undergo safety assessment of gas facilities based on the operation of production;
(4） to be capable of providing fund input needed to maintain normal operation and ensure the conditions for work safety;
(5） to establish post-based training systems for working staff;
(6） to make public 48 hours in advance the operation time and affected areas where there is a need to temporarily adjust the quantity of supply of gas or stop the supply due to the routine check or replacement of facilities;
(7） the gas supplying enterprises shall make reports on such circumstance as the operation of production and work safety to the administrative departments of gas in accordance with relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality; and
(8） to take emergency measures in accordance with the emergency handling scheme on gas accidents and promptly notify the users where sudden events affect the supply of gas.
Article 20 The gas supplying units shall establish and improve the user service systems to standardize their service acts and observe the following provisions:
(1） to sign contracts with unit users to define both parties' rights and obligations;
(2） to establish and improve the archives of services;
(3） to accept the government fixed price, government guidance price and statutory price intervention measures as well as emergency measures in sale of gas;
(4） to publicly display the business operation flow charts, service items, service commitments, operation standards, charging standards, telephone number for acceptance of service and making complaints and other related contents at the business acceptance sites; to make public to the society the telephone number for acceptance of service and making complaints;
(5） to establish a go-round-for-inspection system for the safety of gas facilities and make regular safety inspection of users' gas facilities free of charge in accordance with relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality and keep records of the safety inspection; to notify users to timely eliminate the hidden dangers in writing when finding such problems;
(6） It is forbidden to limit users to buying the products from their designated operators; and
(7） the gas supplying enterprises shall give technical instructions and services to the gas self-management units within their supply covering areas.
Article 21 The pipeline gas supplying enterprises shall bear the responsibility for operation, maintenance, rush repair, renovation and transformation of the municipal pubic gas facilities, the courtyard gas facilities used by resident users and gas facilities for common use within their supply covering areas.
The pipeline gas supplying enterprises shall bear the corresponding management and service responsibility for gas facilities used by unit users as agreed upon in the contracts.
Article 22 The gas-supplying units shall set up uniform and obvious signs for identification on important gas facilities or important positions. They must set up safety warning signs while maintaining or repairing the gas facilities in a rush way.
The gas supplying units shall set up permanent warning signs on the public gas valves installed within the users' houses or in the public areas of the buildings and tell the users not to operate the public gas valves without authorization.
Article 23 Bottled liquefied petroleum gas supplying enterprises shall observe the following provisions:
(1） the gas bottles, gas quality and quantity provided to users shall be in conformity with the provisions of the State and this Municipality;
(2） the bottled liquefied petroleum gas supplying stations shall sign contracts with the bottled liquefied petroleum gas filling enterprises;
(3） the liquefied petroleum gas filling enterprises shall be responsible for the maintenance of gas bottles and regularly send the gas bottles to the inspection institutions for inspection in accordance with the provisions of the State and this Municipality; and
(4） the liquefied petroleum gas filling enterprises may only fill the gas bottles the property right of which they own and those covered by the gas supplying contracts.
Article 24 The gas self-management units shall sign contracts with the gas supplying enterprises to define the scope and responsibility of safety maintenance and management of gas facilities.
The gas self-management units shall accept the business guidance from the gas supplying enterprises and provide professional technical training to the personnel engaged in operation, maintenance, rush-repair and safety management of gas facilities.
Article 25 When a gas supplying unit finds any act endangering the safety of gas facilities or using gas in violation of provisions, it shall promptly dissuade from or stop such doing, record it in the user's archives and report it to the administrative department of gas or the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration.
After the administrative department of gas or the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration receives the report, it shall immediately check it up and deal with it according to law.
Article 26 The gas users and the property management units shall assist the gas supplying units in maintenance and rush-repair operations of gas facilities as well as in the work of gas meter-reading and collection of fees.
The gas users shall pay the gas fees on schedule and shall not default or refuse the payment.
Article 27 The gas users shall properly use the gas, gas facilities and gas using equipment at the site qualified for safe use.The gas users shall carry out daily inspection of indoor gas facilities and gas using equipment; in case of any abnormal conditions of gas facilities or gas using equipment, or any gas leakage or unexpected stoppage of supply of gas, they shall turn off valves, open the window for ventilation, be forbidden to make open fire and switch on or off electric appliances, or dial telephones on the spot and promptly report the cases to the gas supplying units for repair.
Article 28 The following acts shall be forbidden in the course of supply and use of gas:
(1） to fill liquefied petroleum gas into bottles up-side down;
(2） to throw, break, rock or put gas bottles up-side down;
(3） to heat gas bottles, dump residue liquids out or dismantle gas valves or other accessories;
(4） to dismantle , transform, relocate or install indoor gas facilities of pipelines without authorization;
(5） to pile up inflammable or explosive materials, or accommodate or work as offices in the rooms equipped with gas meters, valves, vaporizers and other gas facilities, or to use open fire in the rooms allocated exclusively for gas facilities;
(6） to check leakage with open fire;
(7） to use gas pipelines as weight-carrying props or ground wires for electric appliances; or
(8） any other gas supplying or using acts endangering the public security and public interests.
Article 29 The pipeline gas users to change the user names, quantity of gas to be used and nature of use of gas shall go through the corresponding formalities with the gas-supplying units.
The pipeline gas users that need to install, transform, relocate or dismantle the indoor gas facilities shall entrust the gas supplying units to conduct the operation. Where the users' requirements are in conformity with the norms, the gas supplying units shall carry out the operation within the time limit prescribed in the service commitments; where the users' requirements are not in conformity with the norms, the gas supplying units shall explain the reasons in writing within the prescribed time limit and put forward reasonable suggestions.
Chapter IV Management of Gas Facilities and Gas Using Equipment
Article 30 The gas supplying enterprises to dismantle, transform or relocate gas gate stations, gasholder stations, regional gas pressure regulating stations, gas supplying stations, municipal public gas pipelines shall go through the administrative permission formalities for refitting gas facilities with the administrative departments of gas.
The gas supplying units to refit gas facilities shall meet the following conditions:
(1） having application reports for refitting gas facilities;
(2） the gas facilities to be refitted shall be in conformity with the provisions relating to the special plan of gas and safety;
(3） having the plans for organization, design and implementation of the safe operation;
(4） having safety protection measures and measures not affecting the safe and normal use of gas by users; and
(5） other conditions stipulated in laws, regulations or rules.
The administrative departments of gas shall make decisions on the administrative permission in accordance with the statutory procedures within 20 working days as of acceptance of the applications for refitting gas facilities.
The gas supplying units shall carry out the operations in accordance with the requirements of the decisions on administrative permission.
Article 31 The building units shall provide the construction units with relevant materials of the underground gas pipelines and other gas facilities in the construction sites and its neighboring areas prior to the start of construction and ensure that those materials are true, accurate and complete.
Where there are underground gas pipelines and other gas facilities within the scopes of the construction sites, the building units shall organize the construction units and gas supplying units to jointly formulate the protection plans specifying safety protection measures and sign safety custody agreements with the gas supplying units specifying that the gas supplying units shall carry out such custody. The construction units shall take safety protection measures according to the protection plans.
In case the operation of construction damages the underground gas pipelines or other gas facilities, the construction units shall immediately notify the management units of the gas facilities and take emergency security measures in accordance with provisions to avoid expansion of losses.
Article 32 The following acts shall be forbidden within the distance for safety between underground gas pipelines:
(1） constructing buildings, structures or other facilities;
(2） carrying out such operation as explosion, drilling, pile driving, pushing in, excavating and taking earth away;
(3） dumping or discharging corrosive substances;
(4） piling up articles or planting deep-rooted plants;
(5） altering, covering, moving, dismantling or damaging safety warning signs; or
(6） engaging in other activities endangering the safety of underground gas pipes.
Article 33 The quality of gas using equipment produced or sold in this Municipality shall conform to relevant standards of the State and this Municipality.
The producers or sellers of the gas using equipment to be sold in this Municipality shall entrust the testing institutions verified by the administrative departments for quality and technical supervision of the State or this Municipality to carry out the testing of the gas source for its adaptability.
Article 34 The administrative departments for quality and technical supervision shall, in accordance with relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality, carry out supervision over and inspection of the product quality of the gas using equipment and make known to the public the inspection and supervision findings.
Article 35 The producers or sellers of gas using equipment shall set up or entrust others to set up after-sale service stations responsible for the after-sale installation and maintenance of the equipment.
The after-sale stations shall establish and improve the management systems and standardize the standards of service.
The after-sale stations shall not refit the indoor gas facilities.
Chapter V Emergency Handling Schemes and Accident Handling
Article 36 The municipal administrative department of gas shall, along with relevant departments, formulate the emergency handling scheme on gas accidents of this Municipality and organize its implementation after submitting it and obtaining approval from the Municipal People's Government.
The district or county people's governments shall organize relevant departments to formulate the emergency handling schemes on gas accidents within their respective administrative areas and submit them to the Municipal People's Government for the record.
The gas supplying units shall formulate their own emergency handling schemes on gas accidents in accordance with the provisions of the State and this Municipality on emergency handling schemes.
Article 37 The municipal and the district or county people's governments, relevant administrative departments thereof and the gas supplying units shall carry out the drills of emergency handling schemes on gas accidents in a planned way and in key areas and revise the schemes in light of the actual circumstances timely.
In case a sudden gas accident endangering safety occurs, the administrative departments of gas, relevant government departments and the gas supplying units shall start up the emergency handling schemes on gas accidents in accordance with provisions.
Article 38 Relevant government departments shall establish and improve the communication network system for command in emergency of supply of gas.
The gas supplying units shall set up rescue operation or rush-repair telephones and make the telephone numbers known to the public.
Article 39 Any unit and individual that finds a gas accident, hidden dangers or other circumstances endangering the safety of gas facilities shall immediately report to the gas supplying units or relevant government departments.
Once a gas accident endangering safety occurs, the gas supplying unit shall take corresponding measures to deal with it immediately in accordance with the emergency handling scheme on gas accidents and report it to the administrative department of gas, work safety supervision, quality and technical supervision, fire fighting for public security, etc. based on the accident grade and in accordance with procedures.
Relevant government departments shall, based on the accident grade, render close cooperation and bring to success the work of commanding in and dealing with the sudden accident endangering gas safety in accordance with the emergency handling scheme and their respective functions, duties and business scopes.
Where such an emergency case as the leakage of gas occurs, the gas supplying unit must take emergency measures to avoid dangers, the public security organs shall cooperate with the gas supplying unit to enter into the residents' houses for rescue operation and rush-repair work.
Article 40 When a gas supplying unit is dealing with a sudden accident endangering gas safety, relevant units and individuals shall actively render cooperation and shall not obstruct or interfere with it.
Article 41 When a gas-supplying unit fails to ensure normal gas supply seriously affecting the public interest, the administrative department of gas shall take necessary measures to ensure safe supply of gas.
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Article 42 Any one who, in violation of the provisions of Article 14 of these Regulations, engages in the business activities without obtaining a gas business license or beyond the scope of a gas business license, shall be ordered to stop its illegal activities and fined not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan by the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration.
Article 43 Any enterprise obtaining the concession right which falls into one of the following circumstances shall be ordered to make corrections within a prescribed time period by the administrative department of gas or the district or county people's government; where it refuses to make such corrections, the administrative department of gas or the district or county people's government may call back the concession rights, terminate the concession agreement and take measures to ensure the supply of and service:
1. Transferring, renting, pledging, mortgaging or disposing the concession rights or the assets under concession in other ways without authorization;
2. Failing to operate, maintain, carry out rush-repair and renew gas facilities in accordance with provisions seriously affecting the safety of supply of gas;
3. Failing to come up to the standards and requirements of gas products or services seriously affecting the public interests;
4. Stopping or suspending the supply of gas without authorization; or
5. Other circumstances prescribed by laws, regulations or the concession agreement.
Article 44 When the administrative department of gas carries out supervision over and inspection of a gas supplying unit and make the license-related appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of these Regulations and finds that the gas supplying enterprise fails to conform to the conditions for a gas business license, the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration shall order it to make corrections within a prescribed time period and may simultaneously impose a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan on it; where the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to stop its business and its business license may be revoked and the department for industry and commerce shall be informed to deal with it according to law.
Article 45 A gas supplying unit which, in violation of the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 18 of these Regulations, stops or suspends business without authorization causing damages, shall bear corresponding liability for compensation according to law.
Article 46 Any enterprise which, in violation of the provisions of Item (3） of Article 23 of these Regulations, fails to send the gas bottles to the inspection institutions for inspection, shall be ordered to make corrections within a prescribed time period and may be simultaneously fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20, 000 yuan by the department for quality and technical supervision.
Any enterprise which, in violation of the provisions of Item (4） of Article 23 of these Regulations, fills the gas bottles the property right of which they do not own or those not covered by the gas supplying contracts, shall be ordered to make corrections within a prescribed time period and be simultaneously fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 30, 000 yuan by the department for quality and technical supervision.
Article 47 Any enterprise which, in violation of the provisions of Article 28 of these Regulations, engages in activities endangering the public security and public interests in the course of supply and use of gas, shall be given a warning, ordered to make corrections and may be simultaneously fined not less than 500 yuan but not more than 5,000 yuan by the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration.
Article 48 Any enterprise which, in violation of the provisions of Article 30 of these Regulations, refits the gas facilities without authorization or fails to carry out the operation in accordance with the requirements of the administrative permission for refitting gas facilities, shall be ordered to stop the illegal activities and be simultaneously fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan by the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration.
Article 49 A building unit which, in violation of the provisions of Article 31 of these Regulations, fails to truthfully, accurately and completely provide the materials relating to gas facilities, or a construction unit which, in violation of the above mentioned provisions, fails to take protection measures as required, shall be ordered to make corrections within a prescribed time period, or ordered to stop business for rectification if it fails to make corrections within the prescribed time period, and simultaneously fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan by the administrative department of construction; where economic losses are caused to gas supplying units or gas users, the building unit and construction unit shall bear liability for compensation according to law; where an act in violation of public security administration is constituted, the public security organ shall impose a penalty in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalties for Public Security ; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated for according to law.
Article 50 Any one who, in violation of the provisions of Item (1） of Article 32 of these Regulations, shall be ordered to make corrections or dismantle them within a prescribed time period, and may be fined not less than 300 yuan but not more than 3,000 yuan per square meter of the construction area of the buildings illegally constructed or as much as one time of the construction cost of the structures and other facilities illegally built by the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration.
Any one violating the provisions of Item (2）， Item (3）， Item (4）， Item (5）， or Item (6） of Article 32 of these Regulations shall be ordered to make corrections and may be simultaneously fined not less than 3,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan by the department of comprehensive law enforcement in urban administration.
Article 51 Functionaries of relevant administrative departments who, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, neglect their duties, abuse their powers, engage in illegalities for personal gains or by fraudulent means, shall be investigated for criminal liability according to law where a crime is constituted; or be given administrative sanctions according to law where the case does not require criminal punishment.
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Article 52 As used in these Regulations:
1. “Gas” is a general reference to natural gas, artificial coal gas, liquefied petroleum gas and other gas fuels used for production or life.
2. “Gas supplying units” include gas supplying enterprises and gas self-management units. “Gas self-management unit” refers to those units self-responsible for management and maintenance for operation of gas facilities for users under their management.
3. “Gas facilities” refers to the stations, gas pipelines and users' equipment for storage, distribution and supply of gas.
4. “Gas-using equipment” refers to the equipment using gas as fuels for heating and cooking, such as gas industrial furnaces, gas boilers, gas air-conditioners, civil gas appliances, etc
5. “Gas facilities publicly used by residents” refers to lead-in pipes, vertical pipes, valves (including valves for public use）， horizontal pipes, lead-in pipes to gas meters, gas meters, etc
Article 53 These Regulations shall be effective as of May 1, 2007. The Measures of Beijing Municipality for Administration of City Fuel Gas promulgated by Decree No.10 of the Municipal People's Government on July 8, 1998 and revised in accordance with Decree No. 92 of the Municipal People's Government on February 11, 2002 shall be repealed simultaneously.