Oil and gas pipeline protection Regulations

Article 21 When formulating flood control measures and building DAMS, water conservancy departments shall pay attention to the safety of pipeline facilities; When it is necessary to discharge flood in the area through which the pipeline facilities pass, the amount and time of discharge shall be notified to the pipeline enterprise in a timely manner.

Article 22 The construction of pipeline facilities across (through) river courses, river banks and waterways, and the construction of pipeline protection facilities in river courses must conform to the national flood control standards and navigation standards.

Article 23 When any unit carries out the following construction within the scope of safety protection of pipeline facilities, it shall notify the pipeline enterprise in advance and take corresponding protective measures:

(1) Constructing, upgrading (expanding) constructing railways, highways, Bridges, rivers and canals, and overhead power lines;

(2) laying underground electrical (optical) cables;

(3) Setting up safety or lightning arrester grounding body.

Chapter IV Legal liability

Article 24 Whoever moves, dismantles or damages pipeline facilities in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, if the case constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If the case does not constitute a crime, the department designated by the local people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections, and may impose a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan on individuals and not more than 100,000 yuan on units; Whoever violates the provisions on the administration of public security shall be punished by the public security organ according to law.

Article 25 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, damages pipeline facilities or steals or robs oil or natural gas transported through pipelines, if the case constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If the case does not constitute a crime, the public security organ shall confiscate the illegal gains and, if the illegal gains are more than 10,000 yuan, impose a fine of not less than two times but not more than five times the illegal gains; If there are no illegal gains or the illegal gains are less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of not more than 20,000 yuan shall be imposed; Whoever violates the provisions on the administration of public security shall be punished for the administration of public security according to law.

Article 26 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, explodes, excavates hills or constructs large buildings or structures on both sides of the Central Line of the pipeline or within a range of 50 meters outside the area of the pipeline facility, if the case constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If the case does not constitute a crime, the department designated by the local people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; Whoever violates the provisions on the administration of public security shall be punished by the public security organ according to law.

Article 27 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, builds, changes (expands) the construction of railways, highways, Bridges, rivers, overhead power lines, buries underground electric (optical) cables, sets up safety or lightning protection grounding bodies within the scope of safety protection of pipeline facilities, fails to notify the pipeline enterprises in advance and takes corresponding protective measures, shall be ordered to make corrections by the department designated by the local people's government at or above the county level. A fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan.

Article 28 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, obstructs or hinders the normal inspection, maintenance or rush repair of pipeline facilities by pipeline enterprises shall be ordered by the department designated by the local people's government at or above the county level to make corrections, and may be fined not more than 2,000 yuan for individuals and not more than 50,000 yuan for units; Whoever violates the provisions on the administration of public security shall be punished by the public security organ according to law.

Article 29 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, draws soil, digs ponds, repairs canals, builds aquaculture farms, discharges corrosive substances, piles up bulk materials, quarries stones, builds houses, greenhouses, builds livestock sheds, constructs other buildings or structures, or plants with deep roots within a radius of 5 meters on each side of the Central Line of a pipeline, shall be ordered to make corrections by the department designated by the local people's government at or above the county level. Individuals may be fined up to 2,000 yuan, and units may be fined up to 50,000 yuan.

Article 30 If any of the acts listed in Articles 24 to 29 of these Regulations causes damage or damage to pipeline facilities, in addition to administrative penalties or criminal penalties according to law, it shall also bear the liability for compensation according to law.