Natural Gas Enterprise Act Article 7
Upon receiving an application to establish a natural gas utility enterprise as stated in the preceding article, the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) shall promptly issue a public announcement for 30 days. The announcement shall state that other parties intending to apply for establishment in the same gas supply area shall submit their applications following the provisions of the preceding article, pay a guarantee bond within the announcement period, and submit the documents stated in the preceding article within 60 days upon the expiration of the announcement period.Upon receiving an application stated in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) shall conduct reviews and prepare written reports, and subsequently forward the reports with the original applications and relevant documents to the central competent authority for further review and approval.The regulations regarding the amount, payment method, and criteria for refund and possible forfeiture of the guarantee bond stated in Paragraph 1 shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.
中文原文 天然氣事業法第7條
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關收受前條設立公用天然氣事業之申請案時，應即辦理公告；其公告期間為三十日。
公告內容，應載明其他欲在同一供氣區域申請設立者，應於公告期限內依前條規定提出申請，並繳交保證金，於公告期滿六十日內檢送前條所定相關文件。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關收受前項申請案後，應予審查，並作成書面，連同原申請書及相關文件，轉請中央主管機關審核。
第一項保證金之金額、繳交方式、發還及得沒入要件之辦法，由中央主管機關定之。
公告內容，應載明其他欲在同一供氣區域申請設立者，應於公告期限內依前條規定提出申請，並繳交保證金，於公告期滿六十日內檢送前條所定相關文件。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關收受前項申請案後，應予審查，並作成書面，連同原申請書及相關文件，轉請中央主管機關審核。
第一項保證金之金額、繳交方式、發還及得沒入要件之辦法，由中央主管機關定之。