ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SAFETY CONTROL AND BUSINESS OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters delegated by the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act and other matters necessary for enforcing said Act.

Article 1-2(Scope of liquefied petroleum gas pipeline network business) #

"Business ... which is prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 6-2 of Article 2 of the Act means the business of supplying liquefied petroleum gas to consumers of its service area through pipelines laid under roads (excluding roads in a multi-family housing complex) or other persons' land from a storage tank with a storage capacity of at least five tons (Where at least two storage tanks or small storage tanks are installed, each storage capacity thereof shall be added).

[This Article Added on Feb. 18, 2020]

Article 2(Forecasts of conditions of supply for and demand of liquefied petroleum gas) #

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall forecast the conditions of supply of and demand for liquefied petroleum gas by December 31 each year under Article 3 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

CHAPTER II LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BUSINESS

Article 3(Types of permission to conduct liquefied petroleum gas business and scope of business subject to permission) #

(1) The types of permission to conduct liquefied petroleum gas filling business, permission to conduct gas appliance manufacturing business, permission to conduct liquefied petroleum gas collective supply business, and permission to conduct liquefied petroleum gas sales business as well as the scope of business subject to permission under Article 5(1) and (2) of the Act shall be as follows: <Amended on Feb. 18, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SAFETY CONTROL AND BUSINESS OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 1-2(Scope of liquefied petroleum gas pipeline network business) #

Article 2(Forecasts of conditions of supply for and demand of liquefied petroleum gas) #

Article 3(Types of permission to conduct liquefied petroleum gas business and scope of business subject to permission) #

Article 4(Criteria for granting permission to build liquefied petroleum gas storage facilities and scope of facilities subject to permission) #

Article 5(Criteria for and scope of registration of liquefied petroleum gas transportation operators under contract) #

Article 6(Criteria for registration, and renewal of registration, of manufacturing of foreign gas appliances and scope of matters subject to registration and renewal of registration) #

Article 7(Matters subject to registration for modification of liquefied petroleum gas export or import business) #

Article 8(Requirements for registration of liquefied petroleum gas export or import business) #

Article 9(Period for conditional registration) #

Article 10(Period for commencement of business) #

Article 11(Quantity of obligatory liquefied petroleum gas reserves) #

Article 12(Methods of fulfilling obligation to stockpile liquefied petroleum gas) #

Article 13(Requirements for persons fulfilling obligation to stockpile liquefied petroleum gas on behalf of other persons) #

Article 13-2(Installation or retrofit of business facilities for purpose of supplying less than correct quantity) #

Article 14(Persons subject to comprehensive safety control) #

Article 15(Types of safety supervisors) #

Article 16(Scope of duties of safety supervisors) #

Article 17(Exemption from regular inspections) #

Article 18(Gas appliances exempted from inspections) #

Article 19(Application for approval for detailed standards) #

Article 19-2(Designation of support institutions) #

Article 20(Orders to take measures to prevent harm issued by permitting authority) #

Article 21(Indemnification) #

Article 21-2(Entrustment of duties to provide information support on liquefied petroleum gas pipelines) #

Article 21-3(Construction works not requiring identification of status of liquefied petroleum gas pipelines laid underground) #

Article 21-4(Gas safety impact assessment) #

Article 22(Establishment of trade associations) #

Article 23(Matters to be entered in Articles of association) #

Article 24(Supervision) #

Article 25(Details of mutual-aid programs) #

Article 26(Operating mutual-aid programs) #

Article 27(Fund for mutual-aid programs) #

Article 28(Orders to make adjustments) #

Article 29(Guidance and supervision) #

Article 30(Types of insurance) #

Article 31(Reporting and disclosure of sale prices) #

Article 32(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 32-2(Processing of personally identifiable information) #

Article 33(Re-examination of regulation) #

Article 34(Criteria for imposing administrative fines) #