Natural Gas Enterprise Act Article 15
Natural gas utility enterprises shall submit, in advance, their engineering plan for expanding or modifying existing primary transmission and storage equipment to the competent authority of the municipality or county (city), which shall subsequently forward the plan to the central competent authority for approval. However, this requirement does not apply in disaster, damage, or emergencies requiring temporary expansion or modification measures.In the cases related the proviso stated in the preceding paragraph, the natural gas utility enterprise shall report the measures taken within 1 month from the occurrence of the disaster, damage, or emergencies to the competent authority of the municipality or county (city), which shall subsequently forward the information to the central competent authority for reference.When necessary, the central competent authority may delegate the competence of approval or reference stated in the preceding two paragraphs to the competent authority of the municipality or county (city).
中文原文 天然氣事業法第15條
公用天然氣事業擴充或變更已有之主要輸儲設備，應將其工程計畫事先報經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關轉請中央主管機關核准。
但因災害、損壞或緊急事故發生，必須採取臨時擴充或變更之措施者，不在此限。
前項但書情形，公用天然氣事業應自災害、損壞或緊急事故發生之日起一個月內，將已採取之措施，報經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關轉請中央主管機關備查。
中央主管機關於必要時，得將前二項規定之事項，委辦直轄市、縣（市）主管機關核准或備查。
但因災害、損壞或緊急事故發生，必須採取臨時擴充或變更之措施者，不在此限。
前項但書情形，公用天然氣事業應自災害、損壞或緊急事故發生之日起一個月內，將已採取之措施，報經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關轉請中央主管機關備查。
中央主管機關於必要時，得將前二項規定之事項，委辦直轄市、縣（市）主管機關核准或備查。