Natural Gas Enterprise Act Article 61
Natural gas enterprises found in any of the following situations shall be fined from NT$ 200,000 to 1,000,000 and be ordered to rectify the situation within a specified period. Failure to rectify the situation within the specified period may result in repeated fines until rectification is achieved. In cases of serious circumstances, the central competent authority may also abolish the establishment permit and gas supply license of the natural gas utility enterprise:1. Violating Paragraph 1 of Article 14 by not employing a certain number of full-time natural gas pipeline installation staff;2. Violating Paragraph 1 of Article 17 by not reporting to the competent authority or not reporting within deadlines, manners, or procedures as prescribed in Paragraph 2 of Article 17;3. Violating Paragraph 3 of Article 41, Paragraph 4 of Article 43, Paragraph 5 of Article 50, or Article 52 by evading, obstructing, or refusing to provide explanations or undergo inspections;4. Failing to comply with Paragraph 1 of Article 46 by not establishing a gas supply plan, not submitting the gas supply plan to the competent authority for approval within the prescribed period, or not implementing the plan diligently as required by the competent authority;5. Violating Paragraph 1 of Article 50 by not conducting regular inspections or not recording or retaining inspection results;6. Violating Paragraph 1 of Article 51 by not promptly replacing gas transmission pipelines;7. Violating Paragraph 1 of Article 54 by not opening a dedicated account or not setting aside sufficient reserve funds for gas pipeline replacements.
中文原文 天然氣事業法第61條
天然氣事業有下列情形之一者，處新臺幣二十萬元以上一百萬元以下罰鍰，並通知限期改善；屆期不改善者，得按次處罰至改善為止；情節重大者，於公用天然氣事業，並得廢止其設立許可及供氣營業執照：
一、違反第十四條第一項規定，未僱用一定人數之專任天然氣導管配管專業人員。
二、違反第十七條第一項規定，未通報主管機關，或未依第十七條第二項所定辦法中之通報時限、方式、程序通報。
三、違反第四十一條第三項、第四十三條第四項、第五十條第五項或第五十二條規定，規避、妨礙、拒絕說明或查核。
四、未依第四十六條第一項規定訂定供氣計畫、未於期限內送主管機關核定或未依主管機關要求確實執行計畫內容。
五、違反第五十條第一項規定，未自行定期檢查、作成紀錄或保存。
六、違反第五十一條第一項規定，未立即汰換輸氣管線。
七、違反第五十四條第一項規定，未開立專戶或足額提撥輸氣管線汰換準備金。
一、違反第十四條第一項規定，未僱用一定人數之專任天然氣導管配管專業人員。
二、違反第十七條第一項規定，未通報主管機關，或未依第十七條第二項所定辦法中之通報時限、方式、程序通報。
三、違反第四十一條第三項、第四十三條第四項、第五十條第五項或第五十二條規定，規避、妨礙、拒絕說明或查核。
四、未依第四十六條第一項規定訂定供氣計畫、未於期限內送主管機關核定或未依主管機關要求確實執行計畫內容。
五、違反第五十條第一項規定，未自行定期檢查、作成紀錄或保存。
六、違反第五十一條第一項規定，未立即汰換輸氣管線。
七、違反第五十四條第一項規定，未開立專戶或足額提撥輸氣管線汰換準備金。