Gas Business Act (Act No. 51 of 1954).

The purpose of this Act is to protect the interests of gas users and achieve the sound development of the gas business by coordinating their operation, and to ensure public safety plus prevent pollution by regulating the construction, maintenance and operation of gas facilities as well as the manufacture and sale of gas equipment. Article 3 establishes that a person who intends to conduct gas retail business must be registered by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. The text consists of 82 articles divided into 10 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Gas retail business (II); General gas pipeline service (III); Gas manufacturing business (IV); Business of supplying gas other than gas business (V); Mediation and arbitration (VI); Designated examining body and registered gas facilities inspection body (VII); Gas equipment (VIII); Miscellaneous provisions (IX); Penal provisions (X).