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Startup of restaurants
Installment and use of facilities that handle liquefied petroleum gas
Installment of facilities that handle liquefied petroleum gas
- A person who intends to use liquefied petroleum gas shall be equipped with facilities and gas supplies that meet the facility and technical standards pursuant to attached Table 20 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (Article 33(1) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act and Article 69 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act).
Final inspection of facilities that use liquefied petroleum gas
- Where a gas facility construction contractor completes construction of facilities using liquefied petroleum gas for a person who intends to engage in the food service business by using liquefied petroleum gas (hereinafter referred to as "specific user of liquefied petroleum gas"), he/she shall undergo the final inspection by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu before the specific user of liquefied petroleum gas uses such facilities (Article 44(2) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act and Subparagraph 2(b) of Article 70(1) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act).
- A gas facility construction contractor who wishes to undergo the final inspection for a facility that uses liquefied petroleum gas shall submit an application for the final inspection of specified facilities that use liquefied petroleum gas (Attached Form 44 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act) accompanied by a floor plan and construction status of the said facility set forth by the head of Korea Gas Safety Corporation to the Korea Gas Safety corporation within 7 days from the date in which the use of the said specific facility began (Article 71(2) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act).
Issuance of a certificate for final inspection
- If the facility that uses liquefied petroleum gas passes the standards for final inspection pursuant to attached Table 20 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act, a certificate for final inspection (including an e-certificate upon the agreement of the qualified candidate) (Attached Form 46 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act) shall be issued by the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (Article 71(10) and subparagraph 1 of Article 71(11) of the Enforcement Rules of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act).
Sanctions for violations
- Any person who uses facilities that use liquefied petroleum gas without passing the final inspection in violation of the above provision shall be subject to a fine not exceeding KRW 2 million (Subparagraph 8 of Article 73(4) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act).