Natural Gas Enterprise Act Article 3

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:1. “Natural Gas” refers to gas that is a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons originating from underground sources and contains main component no less than eighty percent methane.2. “Natural Gas Enterprise” refers to Natural Gas Production Enterprise, Natural Gas Import Enterprise and Natural Gas Utility Enterprise.3. “Natural Gas Production Enterprise” refers to an enterprise that produces natural gas to supply domestic Natural Gas Utility Enterprises, industrial sector users, electricity enterprises, cogeneration system, or transportation sector users.4. “Natural Gas Import Enterprise” refers to an enterprise that imports liquefied natural gas from overseas to supply domestic Natural Gas Utility Enterprises, industrial sector users, electricity enterprises, cogeneration system, or transportation sector users.5. “Natural Gas Utility Enterprise” refers to an enterprise that supply natural gas to users in the residential, commercial and service sectors via the natural gas conduit network.6. “Public Natural Gas Conduit Installation Enterprise” refers to an enterprise that undertake the installation engineering of pipeline projects contracted by natural gas utility enterprises or their users and maintenance of conduit safety.7. “Transmission and Storage Equipment” refers to the following transmission, distribution, and storage equipment installed by a natural gas enterprise for the supply of natural gas:(1) “Storage Equipment” refers to the equipment used for the storage of natural gas, including spherical-type tanks and tube-type tanks.(2) “Transmission and Distribution Equipment” refers to transmission pipelines, booster stations, regulator stations, and other relevant equipment installed from the source location.(3) “Blending Equipment” refers to the equipment used for blending air or other flammable gases to adjust the heating value that natural gas provides.(4) “Regasification Equipment” refers to the equipment used to regasify liquefied natural gas into the gaseous state.(5) “Unloading and Receiving Equipment” refers to the equipment used for unloading liquefied natural gas.
中文原文 天然氣事業法第3條
本法用詞,定義如下:
一、天然氣:指源自於地下之氣態碳氫化合物之混合物,其主要成分為甲烷占百分之八十以上之氣體。
二、天然氣事業:指天然氣生產、進口事業及公用天然氣事業。
三、天然氣生產事業:指生產天然氣,供應國內公用天然氣事業、工業、電業、汽電共生系統或運輸等用戶之事業。
四、天然氣進口事業:指由國外進口液化天然氣,供應國內公用天然氣事業、工業、電業、汽電共生系統或運輸等用戶之事業。
五、公用天然氣事業:指以導管供應天然氣予家庭、商業及服務業等用戶之事業。
六、公用天然氣導管承裝業:指以承攬公用天然氣事業或其用戶使用之輸氣管線工程施作,及輸氣管線安全維護業務之事業。
七、輸儲設備:指天然氣事業為供應天然氣所設置下列輸配及儲存設備:
(一)儲氣設備:指儲存天然氣之設備,包括球型儲氣槽及管槽。
(二)輸配氣設備:指自來源地起所敷設之輸氣管線、加壓站、整壓站及其他有關之設備。
(三)摻配設備:指摻配空氣或其他可燃氣體,以調整供應天然氣熱值之設備。
(四)氣化設備:指用以氣化液化天然氣之設備。
(五)卸收設備:指卸收液化天然氣之設備。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.