Natural Gas Enterprise Act Article 68

Those who obtained a gas business license following other regulations before the effective date of this Act and operate the natural gas utility enterprise as defined in this Act shall apply for the issuance of a provisional gas supply license within 1 year after the effective date of this Act. Failure to apply within the prescribed period or failure to comply with the provisions of this Act after application shall result in the announcement of the cancellation of the original coal gas business license by the central competent authority. Those who continue to supply gas after the cancellation of their license shall be punished following Article 57.Natural gas utility enterprises that obtain provisional gas supply licenses per the preceding paragraph shall apply for a gas supply permit from the central competent authority within 2 years from the expiration of the one-year deadline specified in Paragraph 1. Failure to obtain the permit by the deadline shall invalidate the provisional gas supply license upon expiration. In such a case, the central competent authority may coordinate with other natural gas utility enterprises to take over the operation. The coordinated enterprise may utilize the existing transmission and storage equipment to continue the supply of gas and provide compensation accordingly.The regulations regarding reapplying for a gas supply permit stated in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.