Regulations on the Protection of Power Facilities (from government website)

Regulations on the Protection of Power Facilities

Order of the State Council No.293

January 7, 1998

(Revised and promulgated by the State Council on September 15, 1987 in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Revising the Regulations on the Protection of Power Facilities on January 7, 1998.)

Chapter One General Provisions

Article 1 This set of regulations is formulated with a view to ensuring the smooth-going of power production and construction and a sure protection to public security.

Article 2 The regulations are eligible to be applied to all power facilities including power generating equipment, power transforming equipment and power transmission lines and their related ancillary equipment (the same below).

Article 3 Power facilities shall be protected by concerted efforts of power administrative departments, public security organs, power enterprises and the common people.

Article 4 Power facilities are protected by law from any harm brought about by units or individuals whatsoever. Any unit or individual is obliged to protect power facilities and has the right to stop or report to power administrative departments or public security organs acts that threaten or sabotage power facilities.
Power enterprises should strengthen the protection of power facilities. Proper measures should be adopted to stop acts that jeopardize power facilities.

Article 5 The power administrative department under the State Council shall exercise supervision, examination, guidance and coordination with regard to the protection of power facilities.

Article 6 The functions and responsibilities of protecting power facilities exercised by power administrative departments at and above the county level are:
1. To supervise and examine the implementation of this set of regulations and detailed rules formulated in compliance with this set of regulations.
2. To publicize and promote works of power facilities protection.
3. To set up power line protection organizations in cooperation with related departments and units along the power transmission lines and improve the responsibility system for the protection.
4. To be responsible for the safety and protection of the power facilities within their jurisdiction areas in cooperation with local public security departments.
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