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| Category | GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY INDUSTRY | Organ of Promulgation | The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | Status of Effect | In Force |
| Date of Promulgation | 1995-12-28 | Effective Date | 1996-04-01 |
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Electric Power Law of the People's Republic of China |
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Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purposes of guaranteeing and
promoting the development of the electric power industry, safeguarding the
legitimate rights and interests of investors, operators and users of electric
power and guaranteeing the safe operation of electric power.
Article 2 This Law applies to the construction, production, supply, and
utilization in relation to electric power within the territory of the People's
Republic of China.
Article 3 The electric power industry shall satisfy the needs of the
national economy and social development, and shall develop slightly ahead of
the actual needs. The state encourages and guides economic organizations or
individuals from home or abroad to invest according to law in the development
of electric sources and the establishment of power-producing enterprises.
The investment in the electric power industry shall be in conformity to
the principle of "whoever invests will benefit therefrom".
Article 4 Electric facilities shall be under the protection of the state.
Any unit or person shall be forbidden to endanger the electric facilities
or illegally appropriate or use electric energy.
Article 5 The construction, production, supply, and utilization in
relation to electric power shall abide by the principles of protecting the
environment according to law, adopting new technology, decreasing the
discharge of harmful substances, and preventing pollution and other public
hazards.
The state encourages and supports the use of renewable and clean energy
resources for electricity generation.
Article 6 The administrative department of electric power under the State
Council shall be responsible for the supervision and control of the electric
power industry in the whole country. The departments concerned under the State
Council shall be responsible for the supervision and control of the electric
power industry within their own limits of authorities.
The competent comprehensive administrative department of economy under the
local people's government at county level or above is the administrative
department of electric power within its own administrative region, and shall
be responsible for the supervision and control of the electric power industry.
The departments concerned under the local people's government at county level
or above shall be responsible for the supervision and control of electric
power industry within their own limits of authorities.
Article 7 Enterprises engaged in the electric power construction,
electric power production or electric network operation shall operate
independently and be responsible for their own profits and losses according to
law, and shall subject themselves to the supervision of the administrative
departments of electric power.
Article 8 The state assists and supports minority nationality regions,
remote border areas, and poverty-stricken areas to develop their electric
power industries.
Article 9 The state encourages the adoption of advanced science and Article 10 The planning for electric power development shall be drawn up The planning for electric power development shall reflect the principles Article 11 The planning for the construction and rebuilding of urban No unit or person may illegally occupy the land for current transformation Article 12 The state supports and promotes electric power construction by Local people's governments shall, in accordance with the planning for Article 13 Investors in the electric power shall enjoy statutory rights Article 14 An electric power construction project shall be in conformity No electric equipment or technology declared expressly by the state to be Article 15 Such auxiliary projects for electric networks as transmission Article 16 The use of land for electric power construction projects shall Electric power construction shall be in conformity to the principles of Local people's governments shall give support and assistance to the Article 17 Local people's governments shall give support to electric Article 18 The production of electric power and the operation of electric The operation of electric networks shall be maintained in a continuous and Article 19 Electric power enterprises shall strengthen the management of Electric power enterprises shall regularly examine and maintain their Article 20 Enterprises engaged in the supply or transportation of Article 21 Centralized dispatch and level-by-level management shall be Article 22 The state encourages the hookup between power-producing The hookup shall be in conformity to the national or industrial standards Both parties to the hookup shall sign a hookup agreement to stipulate for Article 23 The measures for the dispatch of electric networks shall be Article 24 The state carries out the principle of safety, economy, and The measures for the supply and utilization of electric power shall be Article 25 Power-supplying enterprises shall supply electricity to the The division of electricity service areas shall take into account such An application for the establishment or alteration of an electricity Article 26 The power-supplying institution of an electricity service area Applications for new use, temporary use, increases in electricity Power-supplying enterprises shall, at their places of business, promulgate Article 27 The supplier and user of electric power shall sign a contract Article 28 Power-supplying enterprises shall guarantee that the quality If the user has special requirement of the electricity quality, the Article 29 Power-supplying enterprises shall supply electricity Any user having disagreements with a power shut-off by a power-supplying Article 30 In the event of emergency electricity supplies for rescue and Article 31 Any user shall install metering apparatus on electricity use. The designing, construction, installation, and operation management of Article 32 Any user shall be forbidden to endanger the safety or disturb Power-supplying enterprises shall have the authority to stop anyone from Article 33 Power-supplying enterprises shall calculate and collect the Safety inspectors, meter-readers, and fee collectors of power-supplying Users shall pay electricity fees on time according to the electricity Article 34 Power-supplying enterprises and users shall observe the Article 35 The "electricity price" mentioned in this Law refers to the The electricity price shall be based on the principle of unified policy Article 36 The formulation of electricity price shall be based on the Article 37 The price of electricity hooked up with the electric network For those power-producing enterprises with special situations, the State Article 38 The price of electricity hooked up with the electric network The price of electricity hooked up with the independent electric network The price of electricity produced by locally funded power-producing Article 39 The price of inter-supply electricity between the electric The price of inter-supply electricity among independent electric networks Article 40 The sale price of electricity of electric networks involving The sale price of electricity of the independent power networks shall be Article 41 The state adopts two systems of electricity price according to Within the same electric network, the standard for electricity price shall Article 42 The charge standard for capacity expansion of the users shall Article 43 No unit may set the electricity price beyond its authority Article 44 Any unit or person is forbidden to levy surcharges in addition For surcharges in addition to the electricity price on electricity Any power-supplying enterprise is forbidden to collect surcharges in Article 45 The State Council shall formulate measures for control of the Article 46 The people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions, Article 47 The state adopts preferential policies for rural Article 48 The state advocates the development of hydroelectric resources The state encourages and supports the rural electric power source Article 49 The local people's governments at county level or above and Electric power enterprises shall comply with the arrangements of Article 50 The price of electricity for agriculture shall be set under The price of electricity for peasants' household shall be gradually Article 51 The State Council shall, in accordance with the provisions in Article 52 No unit or person may damage electricity-generating, current If any explosion or other operation that might endanger the safety of Article 53 The administrative departments of electric power shall, in Within the protective zones of electric facilities demarcated according to Vegetation already planted before the demarcation of the protective zone Article 54 Any unit or person that needs to carry out an operation within Article 55 If the construction, reconstruction or expansion of electric Article 56 The administrative departments of electric power shall, Article 57 The administrative departments of electric power may have Electric power supervisors and inspectors shall be fair and honest, Article 58 When carrying out supervision and inspection, electric power Electric power enterprises and users shall provide all convenience for When carrying out supervision and inspection, electric power supervisors Article 59 The electric power enterprise or user that breaks a contract An electric power enterprise which, in violation of the provisions of Article 60 An electric power enterprise which causes damage to the user The electric power enterprise is exempt from compensation liability if an (1) force majeure; or (2) fault of a user. If damage to the electric power enterprise or other users is caused by the Article 61 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of the second Article 62 If, in violation of the provisions of Article 14 of this Law, If, in violation of the provisions of Article 14 of this Law, the electric Article 63 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of Article 25 of Article 64 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of Article 26 or 29 Article 65 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of Article 32 of Article 66 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of Article 33, 43 Article 67 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of the second Article 68 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of the second Article 69 If anyone, in violation of the provisions of Article 53 of Article 70 Whoever commits any of the following acts and should be given (1) Hindering the electric power construction or the urgent repair of (2) Disturbing the order of the power-producing enterprise, current (3) Beating or openly insulting the electricity inspector, meter reader or (4) Refusing or hindering the electric power supervisor or inspector who Article 71 If anyone steals electrical energy, the administrative Article 72 Whoever steals electric facilities or damages electric Article 73 Any staff member of the administrative department of electric Article 74 Any staff member or worker of an electric power enterprise who Any staff member or worker of an electric power enterprise who The management personnel, electricity supervisor, meter reader, or fee Article 75 This Law comes into force on April 1, 1996. Article 109 Whoever sabotages electric power or gas facilities or other Article 110 Whoever sabotages a means of transport, transportation Whoever negligently commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph Article 114 If any staff member or worker of a factory, mine, forestry Article 151 Whoever steals, swindles or forcibly seizes a relatively Article 152 A habitual thief or habitual swindler or anyone who steals,
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technology and management methods in the construction, production, supply, and
utilization in relation to electric power, and shall give awards to those
units and persons that achieve remarkable successes in such respects as
research, development, and adoption of advanced science and technology and
management methods.
Chapter II Construction of Electric Power
according to the requirements of the national economy and social development,
and shall be incorporated into the national economic and social development
plan.
of rational use of energy resources, coordinated development of electric
sources and electric networks, improvement of economic results, and being
conducive to environmental protection.
electric networks shall be incorporated into the overall urban planning.
People's governments of cities shall, in accordance with the planning, arrange
the land for current transformation facilities, transmission line corridors,
and electric cable channels.
facilities, transmission line corridors, or electric cable channels.
formulating relevant policies.
electric power development and in the light of their local conditions, take
various measures to develop electric sources and promote electric power
construction.
and interests on electric power produced from their investment. Where the
electric power thus produced is hooked up with the electric network, the
investor shall have the priority in utilization; where a self-supply power
plant is not hooked up with the electric network, the investor shall have the
authority over its control and use on his own.
to the planning for electric power development as well as the state policy on
the electric power industry.
eliminated may be used for any electric power construction project.
and transformation projects, automatic dispatch and communication projects, as
well as environmental protection projects shall be designed, constructed,
checked and accepted, and put into operation together with the
electricity-generating projects.
be handled in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations.
Where the land is requisitioned according to law, land compensation and
settlement subsidies shall be paid therefor according to law, and the
residents concerned shall be well relocated and resettled.
giving practical protection to cultivated land and economizing on land.
electric power industry in using land and relocating the residents concerned
according to law.
power enterprises in prospecting water sources, drawing and using water
according to law for the electricity-generating projects. Electric power
enterprises shall economize on water.
Chapter III Production of Electric Power and Management of Power Networks
networks shall be in conformity to the principles of safety, high quality, and
economy.
stable way, and shall guarantee the reliability of electricity supply.
safe production, adhere to the policy of safety first and prevention foremost,
and institute and amplify the responsibility system of safe production.
electric facilities in order to guarantee their normal operation.
electricity-generating fuels and power-producing enterprises shall supply,
transport, and unload and take delivery of such fuels in accordance with the
relevant regulations of the State Council or as agreed upon in their contracts.
implemented in the operation of electric networks. No unit or person may
illegally intervene in the dispatch of electric networks.
enterprises and electric networks and among electric networks. Where a
power-producing enterprise qualified as an independent legal person requests
for the hookup of electric power it has produced with an electric network, the
electric network operating enterprise shall accept it.
of electric power.
the rights and obligations of each party under the principles of centralized
dispatch, level-by-level management, equality, mutual benefit, and achieving
agreement through consultation; where the two parties fail to reach such an
agreement, the administrative department of electric power at provincial level
or above shall coordinate and make a decision.
formulated by the State Council in accordance with the provisions in this Law.
Chapter IV Supply and Utilization of Electric Power
planning in the supply and utilization of electric power.
formulated by the State Council in accordance with the provisions in this Law.
users within their approved service areas.
factors as the structure of electric networks and the rationality of the
electricity supply. Only one power-supplying institution may be established in
each of electricity service areas.
service area within a province, autonomous region or municipality directly
under the central government shall be made by the power-supplying enterprise,
and be examined by the administrative department of electric power under the
people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality
directly under the central government in consultation with relevant
departments concerned at the same level. Upon examination and approval, the
said administrative department of electric power shall issue an Electricity
Supply Permit thereto. The establishment or alteration of an electricity
service area involving two or more provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the central government shall be examined by the
administrative department of electric power under the State Council, which,
upon examination and approval, shall issue an Electricity Supply Permit
thereto. The power-supplying institution shall, on the strength of the
Electricity Supply Permit, apply to the administrative department for industry
and commerce for the business licence before it may start operation.
shall be obligated to supply electricity, according to the regulations of the
state, to the users within its service area, and may not, in violation of the
regulations of the state, refuse to supply electricity to any unit or person
applying for electricity within its service area.
capacity, and alteration and termination of electricity use shall be required
to go through stipulated procedures.
procedures, rules and charge standards for electricity use, and shall provide
the users with any other necessary information.
for the supply and use of electricity to stipulate for the rights and
obligations of each party under the principles of equality, voluntariness and
achieving agreement through consultation and in accordance with the measures
for the supply and use of electricity formulated by the State Council.
of electricity supplied to the users is in conformity with the national
standards. Problems of electricity quality caused by public facilities of
electricity supply shall be solved promptly.
power-supplying enterprise shall, according to its necessity and the
possibility of the electric network, supply electricity correspondingly.
continuously without shut-off if the electricity generating and supply systems
function normally. In the event of shut-off due to such reasons as checking
and repairing the electricity supply facilities, restricting consumption of
electricity according to law, and illegal use of electricity by the user, the
power-supplying enterprise shall notify users in advance according to relevant
regulations of the state.
enterprise may file a complaint to the administrative department of electric
power; the administrative department of electric power accepting the filing of
a complaint shall handle it according to law.
relief work, the power-supplying enterprise shall arrange the electricity
supplies with all possible speed. The expenses for electricity supply
engineering and the electricity fees payable shall be handled according to the
relevant regulations of the state.
The quantity of electricity consumed by the user shall be calculated according
to the records of the apparatus certified by the metrological inspection
agency according to law.
electricity receiving apparatus of the user shall be in conformity with
national or industrial standards of electric power.
the order of electricity supply and consumption.
endangering the safety or disturbing the order of electricity supply and
consumption.
electricity fees from users according to the electricity price approved by the
state and the records of the electricity metering apparatus.
enterprises shall present proper identifications when entering into the houses
of users to conduct safety inspections, read the meters, or collect fees.
price approved by the state and the records of electricity metering apparatus,
and shall provide convenience to the safety inspectors, meter-readers, and fee
collectors of power-supplying enterprises in fulfilling their duties according
to law.
relevant regulations of the state, and adopt effective measures to achieve
the safe, economical, and planned use of electricity.
Chapter V Electricity Price and Electricity Fee
price of electricity hooked up with the electric network by the
power-producing enterprises, the inter-supply electricity price among electric
networks, and the sale price of electricity of the electric network.
and unified pricing, and be managed at different levels.
principles of reasonable compensation for the costs, reasonably setting
profits, counting taxes according to law, fairly shared burdens, and promotion
of electric power construction.
shall follow the principle of equal price and equal quality for electricity
on the same electric network. The specific measures and implementation
procedures shall be provided by the State Council.
Council shall provide specific measures for the formulation of a separate
price of electricity for hookup with the electric network.
involving two or more provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities
directly under the central government, as well as at provincial level, shall
be proposed through consultation by the power-producing enterprise and the
electric network operating enterprise, and be reported to the administrative
department of price under the State Council for approval.
shall be proposed through consultation by the power-producing enterprise and
the electric network operating enterprise, and be reported to the
authoritative price administrative department for approval.
enterprises, if forming an independent electric network within the regions of
the province or being generated for self-use, may be controlled by the
people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality
directly under the central government.
network involving two or more provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities
directly under the central government and the independent electric network, or
between the electric network at provincial level and the independent electric
network, shall be proposed through consultation by the two parties, and be
reported to the administrative department of price under the State Council or
its authorized department for approval.
shall be proposed through consultation by the two parties and be reported to
the authoritative price administrative department for approval.
two or more provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under
the central government as well as at provincial level, shall be proposed by
the electric network operating enterprise and be reported to the
administrative department of price under the State Council or its authorized
department for approval.
proposed by the electric network operating enterprise and be reported to the
authoritative price administrative department for approval.
the classifications of electricity utilization and divisions of the time
period that the electricity is in use. The classification standard and the
method for division of the time period shall be stipulated by the State
Council.
be the same to users of electricity at the same voltage level and in the same
classification of utilization.
be stipulated by the administrative department of price in consultation with
the administrative department of electric power under the State Council.
over electricity price control. No power-supplying enterprise may change the
electricity price without authorization.
to the electricity price; however, if otherwise provided in laws and
administrative regulations, such provisions shall apply.
produced by locally funded power enterprises, the people's governments of the
provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under the central
government shall formulate measures therefor in accordance with the relevant
regulations of the State Council.
addition to the electricity price on other's behalf.
electricity price in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
Chapter VI Rural Electric Power Construction and Agricultural Use of
Electricity
and municipalities directly under the central government shall formulate the
planning for the development of rural electrification, and shall incorporate
such planning into the planning for their respective local electric power
development and the planning for the national economic and social development.
electrification, and provides special support to rural electric power
construction in minority nationality regions, remote border areas, and
poverty-stricken areas.
in rural areas and the construction of medium- and small-sized hydropower
stations to promote rural electrification.
construction through the utilization of solar energy, wind energy, geothermal
energy, biomass energy and other energy resources to increase the rural
electricity supply.
their competent comprehensive economic departments, when distributing
electricity quotas, shall guarantee a proper proportion of electricity for
agriculture and rural uses, and give priority to the electricity for rural
floodwater drainage, combat of drought and seasonal agricultural production.
electricity as set forth in the preceding paragraph, and may not reduce the
quotas of electricity for agriculture and rural uses.
the principles of "breaking even" and "marginal profit".
unified with that for the local urban residents household.
this Law, formulate measures for the management of electricity for agriculture
and rural uses.
Chapter VII Protection of Electric Facilities
transformation and electric power line facilities, or other relevant auxiliary
facilities.
electric facilities is to be conducted in the surrounding area of electric
facilities, approval shall be obtained and measures for ensuring the safety of
electric facilities shall be taken in accordance with the regulations of the
State Council concerning the protection of electric facilities before such an
operation may be started.
accordance with the regulations of the State Council concerning the protection
of electric facilities, set up signs in the protective zones of electric
facilities.
law, no unit or person may erect buildings or other constructions, plant
vegetation, or stockpile articles and objects, which might endanger the safety
of electric facilities.
of electric facilities according to law shall be trimmed or chopped if such
vegetation imperils the safety of electric facilities.
the protective zone of electric facilities demarcated according to law, which
might endanger the safety of electric facilities, shall obtain approval from
the administrative department of electric power and shall take safety measures
before such an operation may be started.
facilities interferes with that of public service projects, afforestation
projects, or other projects, the units involved shall negotiate according to
relevant regulations of the state and may start the construction only after an
agreement is reached through negotiation.
Chapter VIII Supervision and Inspection
according to law, supervise and inspect the implementation of electric power
laws and administrative regulations by electric power enterprises and users.
electric power supervisors and inspectors if required in the work.
enforce laws impartially, be familiar with electric power laws and
administrative regulations, and be versed in related professional electrical
power skills.
supervisors and inspectors shall have the rights to ascertain the
implementation of electric power laws and administrative regulations by
electric power enterprises and users, to consult relevant materials, and to
enter into the sites to carry out inspection.
electric power supervisors and inspectors who are carrying out their tasks of
supervision and inspection.
and inspectors shall produce proper identification.
Chapter IX Legal Responsibility
for the supply and use of electricity and thereby causes a loss to the other
party shall bear compensation liability according to law.
Article 28 or the first paragraph of Article 29 of this Law, fails to maintain
the quality of electricity or interrupts the electricity supply without prior
notice and thereby causes a loss to the user, shall bear compensation
liability according to law.
or a third party due to an electric power operation accident shall bear
compensation liability according to law.
electric power operation accident is caused by one of the following factors:
fault of a user or a third party, the user or the third party shall bear
compensation liability according to law.
paragraph of Article 11 of this Law, illegally occupies the land for current
transformation facilities, the transmission line corridor, or the cable
channel, the local people's government at county level or above shall order
him to make correction within a prescribed time period; if no correction is
made within the time period, the obstacles shall be forcefully obliterated.
an electric power construction project is not in conformity to the electric
power development planning and industrial policy, the administrative
department of electric power shall order a stop to the construction of the
project.
equipment or technology declared expressly by the state to be eliminated is
used for an electric power construction project, the administrative department
of electric power shall order a stop to the use of such equipment or
technology, confiscate the electric equipment declared expressly by the state
to be eliminated, and impose a fine of not more that 50,000 yuan concurrently.
this Law, engages in electricity supply or changes the electricity service
area without permission, the administrative department of electric power shall
order him to make correction, confiscate any illegal gain, and may
concurrently impose a fine of not more than five times the amount of his
illegal gains.
of this Law, refuses to supply electricity or interrupts electricity supply,
the administrative department of electric power shall order him to make
correction and issue a warning; if the circumstances are serious, disciplinary
sanction shall be imposed upon the involved person in charge and the persons
directly responsible.
this Law, endangers the safety of electricity supply or electricity use, or
disturbs the order of electricity supply or electricity use, the
administrative department of electric power shall order him to make correction
and issue a warning; if the circumstances are serious or in case of refusal to
make correction, the administrative department of electric power may suspend
the electricity supply and impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan
concurrently.
or 44 of this Law, fails to calculate and collect the electricity fees from
users according to the electricity price approved by the state and the records
of the electricity metering apparatus, or sets the electricity price beyond
his authority over electricity price control, or levies surcharges in addition
to the electricity price, the competent administrative department of price
shall issue a warning, order the return of any fee or charge collected
illegally, and may concurrently impose a fine of not more than five times the
amount of such fee or charge collected illegally; if the circumstances are
serious, disciplinary sanction shall be imposed upon the involved person in
charge and the persons directly responsible.
paragraph of Article 49 of this Law, reduces the quotas of electricity for
agriculture or rural uses, the administrative department of electric power
shall order him to make correction; if the circumstances are serious,
disciplinary sanction shall be imposed upon the involved person in charge and
the persons directly responsible; in case of a loss caused thereby, the
offender shall be ordered to make compensation.
paragraph of Article 52 or Article 54 of this Law, carries out an operation in
the surrounding area of electric facilities or within the protective zone of
electric facilities demarcated according to law, without approval or without
taking any safety measure, which endangers the safety of electric facilities,
the administrative department of electric power shall order him to stop such
operation, to restore to the original state, and to compensate for the loss.
this Law, erects buildings or other constructions, plants vegetation, or
stockpiles articles and objects within the protective zone of electric
facilities demarcated according to law, which endanger the safety of electric
facilities, the local people's government shall order him to demolish, chop or
or remove it.
administrative penalty of public security, shall be punished by the public
security organ in accordance with the relevant provisions of the regulations
on administrative penalty of public security; if a crime has been constituted,
criminal liability shall be investigated according to law:
electric facilities, thereby making it impossible for the electric power
construction or the urgent repair of electric facilities to be carried out
normally;
transformation station, electricity distribution institution, or
power-supplying enterprise, thereby making it impossible for the production,
work, or business to be conducted normally;
fee collector who is carry out his duty; or
is carrying out his duty according to law.
department of electric power shall order him to stop the illegal behavior, to
pay the electricity fee, and concurrently impose a fine of not more than five
times the amount of the electricity fee payable; if a crime has been
constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated according to the
provisions of Article 151 or 152 of the Criminal Law.
facilities by any other means, and endangers the public security, shall be
investigated for criminal liability according the provisions of Article 109 or
110 of the Criminal Law.
power who abuses his power, neglects his duty, or commits irregularities for
personal gains, shall be investigated for criminal liability according to law
if a crime has been constituted; if no crime is constituted, disciplinary
sanction shall be imposed according to law.
violates rules and regulations, makes a dispatch in violation of the rules, or
disobeys a dispatch order, and thereby causes a serious accident, shall be
investigated for criminal liability according to the provisions of Article 114
of the Criminal Law.
intentionally delays an urgent repair on electric facilities or an electricity
supply for rescue and relief work, and thereby causes serious consequences,
shall be investigated for criminal liability according to the provisions of
Article 114 of Criminal Law.
collector of an electric power enterprise who extorts money from the users or
uses electricity for personal gains, shall be investigated for criminal
liability according to law if a crime has been constituted; if no crime is
constituted, disciplinary sanction shall be imposed according to law.
Chapter X Supplementary Provisions
Appendix: Related Articles in the Criminal Law
inflammable or explosive equipment and thereby endangers public security, if
serious consequences have not yet resulted, shall be sentenced to fixed-term
imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than ten years.
facilities, electric power or gas facilities, or inflammable or explosive
equipment and thereby causes serious consequences shall be sentenced to
fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment or death.
shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years or
criminal detention.
centre, construction enterprise or other enterprise or institution disobeys
management and violates the rules and regulations or forces workers to work in
a hazardous way in violation of the rules and thereby causes a serious
accident involving injury or death and serious consequences, he shall be
sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal
detention; if the circumstances are especially flagrant, he shall be sentenced
to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than
seven years.
large amount of public or private property shall sentenced to fixed-term
imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public
surveillance.
swindles or forcibly seizes a huge amount of public or private property shall
be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not
more than ten years; if the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be
sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life
imprisonment, and may concurrently be sentenced to confiscation of property.
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