No. 14995
Promulgation Date 2017-10-31
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Forecasts of Conditions of Supply and Demand of Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 3-2 (Policy regarding Use and Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 4 (Relationship to other Acts)
CHAPTER II LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BUSINESS, ETC.
Article 5 (Permission to Conduct Business, etc.)
Article 6 (Criteria for Permission)
Article 7 (Grounds for Disqualification)
Article 8 (Permission to Build Storage Facilities)
Article 9 (Registration of Business Entities Entrusted with Transporting Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 10 (Registration of Manufacturing of Foreign Gas Appliances)
Article 11 (Reporting on Commencement, etc. of Business)
Article 12 (Succession to Status of Business Entity, etc.)
Article 13 (Revocation, etc. of Permission or Registration)
Article 14 (Penalty Surcharges)
Article 15 (Revocation of Registration of Foreign Gas Appliance Manufacturers, etc.)
Article 16 (Succession to Effect of Disposition)
CHAPTER III LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS EXPORT OR IMPORT BUSINESS
Article 17 (Registration of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Export or Import Business)
Article 18 (Conditional Registration)
Article 19 (Reporting of Commencement, Suspension, and Closure of Business)
Article 20 (Obligation to Store Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 21 (Revocation of Registration, etc.)
Article 22 (Penalty Surcharges)
CHAPTER IV SUPPLY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Article 23 (Indication of Quantity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Filled, etc.)
Article 24 (Methods of Sale, etc.)
Article 25 (Supply Regulations)
Article 26 (Maintenance of Quality of Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 27 (Quality Inspections of Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 28 (Restrictions on Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas as Fuel)
Article 29 (Restrictions on Filling Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Motor Vehicles)
CHAPTER V SAFETY CONTROL
Article 30 (Obligations of Suppliers)
Article 31 (Safety Control Regulations)
Article 32 (Maintenance of Safety of Facilities and Containers)
Article 33 (Improvement of Facilities and Safety Maintenance thereof)
Article 34 (Safety Supervisors)
Article 35 (Construction of Facilities and Preservation and Submission of Construction Records, etc.)
Article 36 (Safety Verification and Final Inspections)
Article 37 (Regular Inspections and Occasional Inspections)
Article 38 (Precise Safety Diagnosis and Safety Evaluation)
Article 39 (Importation and Inspection of Gas Appliances)
Article 40 (Ensuring Safety of Gas Appliances, etc.)
Article 41 (Safety Education)
Article 42 (Identification of Persons Subject to Safety Education and Provision of Related Information)
Article 43 (Giving Notification to Persons Subject to Safety Education)
Article 44 (Construction, Inspections, etc. of Facilities Using Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Article 45 (Detailed Standards)
Article 46 (Support for Improvement of Safety Control, etc.)
Article 47 (Support for Installation of Small Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage Tanks and Pipeline Networks)
Article 48 (Measures Taken by Authority that Grants Permission, etc.)
Article 49 (Prohibition of Smoking in Liquefied Petroleum Gas Filling Station for Motor Vehicles)
CHAPTER VI BUSINESS ENTITIES ORGANIZATION
Article 50 (Establishment of Business Entities Organizations)
Article 51 (Activities)
Article 52 (Mutual-Aid Programs)
CHAPTER VII SUPERVISION
Article 53 (Orders to Make Adjustments)
Article 54 (Guidance and Supervision)
Article 55 (Reporting, Inspections, etc.)
Article 56 (Notification, etc. of Accidents)
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 57 (Purchasing Insurance)
Article 58 (Reporting and Disclosure of Sales Prices, etc.)
Article 59 (Hearings)
Article 60 (Fees, etc.)
Article 61 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)
Article 62 (Requests, etc. for Dispositions)
Article 63 (Legal Fiction as Public Official in Application of Penalty Provisions)
Article 64 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Petroleum and Alternative Fuel Business Act)
CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 65 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 66 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 67 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 68 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 69 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 70 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 71 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 72 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 73 (Administrative Fines)
ADDENDA
ADDENDA <Act No. 13738, Jan. 6, 2016>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14476, Dec. 27, 2016>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14671, Mar. 21, 2017>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14995, Oct. 31, 2017>