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Title: Energy Administration Act CH
Category: Ministry of Economic Affairs(經濟部)
Chapter 4: Penalties
Article 20
Where Energy supply enterprise violates regulations stipulated by the central Competent authority under paragraph 1 of Article 6, the Competent authority shall notify the said enterprise for remedies within a specific deadline. If the enterprise fails to remedysuch violation within the said deadline, the enterprise shall be fined NT$15,000 to NT$150,000 and will be ordered once again for remedies within a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to remedy by the second notified deadline, the penalty shall be doubled and the enterprise may be suspended from business activities or ordered to close down business. Where the enterprise still fails to remedy after the Competent authority has doubled the penalty, the responsible person of the enterprise shall be sentenced to no more than one year imprisonment, short-term imprisonment and/or a fine of no more than NT$300,000.
Article 20-1
The responsible person of an enterprise engaged in importation, exportation, production and sale of energy products designated by the central Competent authority without approval shall be sentenced to no more than one year imprisonment, short-term imprisonment and/or a fine of no more than NT$300,000.
Article 21
For the following violations, the Competent authority shall notify the enterprise for improvements within a specific deadline. Enterprise who fails to improve by the deadline shall be fined NT$20,000 to NT$100,000 and will be ordered onec again to improve within a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to carry out improvements by the deadline the penalty shall be doubled per violation :
1. Failure to submit or making of false presentation in reporting operation data pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph 1 of Article 7.
2. Failure to employ or mandate technician or qualified energy administrator to execute business stipulated by the central Competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 11.
3. Failure to report or making of false presentation in reporting data on energy consumption pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 12.
4. Failure to indicate or indicates falsely the energy consumption or its efficiency pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 14 or paragraph 1 of Article 15.
5. Exhibiting or selling of energy consuming facilities, apparatus or vehicles not labelled according to laws and regulations pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 14 or paragraph 3 of Article 15.
Article 22
Where the Energy supply enterprise violates subsection 2 or 3, paragraph 1, Article 7 by failing to establish energy storage facilities or maintain storage of security stockpile, the Competent authority shall notify the said enterprise for remedies within a specific deadline. If the enterprise fails to remedy within the said deadline, the enterprise shall be fined NT$150,000 to NT$600,000 and will be ordered to remedy once again within a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to remedy by the second specified deadline, the penalty shall be doubled.
Article 23
Where an energy user fails to observe the regulations for energy utilization and efficiency stipulated by the central Competent authority in line with Article 8, the central Competent authority shall notify the user to improve or renew its facilities by a deadline. The user who fails to comply with such notice shall be fined NT$20,000 to NT$100,000 and required to make such improvement or renewal once again within a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to improve or renew its facilities within the said deadline, the penalty shall be doubled per violation.
Article 24
For the following violations, the Competent authority shall notify the said enterprise for remedies within a specific deadline. If the enterprise fails to remedy by the said deadline, the enterprise shall be fined NT$30,000 to NT$150,000 required to remedy once again by a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to make such improvements by a specific deadine, the penalty shall be doubled per violation:
1. Failure to establish an energy audit system or set up or execute energy conservation objectives and plan pursuant to Article 9.
2. Failure to install cogeneration equipments pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 10.
3. Violation of the prohibition on importation or sale in domestic market pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 14 or paragraph 2 of Article 15.
4. Violation of paragraph 3 of Article 16 by exceeding energy consumption volume or failing to meet the energy category and efficiency.
5. Violation of paragraph 1 of Article 19-1 by evading, impeding, or refusing the inspection or request of providing information conducted by the central Competent authority.
6. Violation of the regulations stipulated under paragraph 3 of Article 19-3.
Article 25
Where the energy user violates paragraph 1 of Article 16 by engaging in establishment or expansion, projects without approval of the Competent authority, the central Competent authority may order the violator to stop importing of energy or order the Energy supply enterprise to suspend energy supply.
Article 26
Where the energy user fails to comply with energy conservation standard pursuant to Article 17, the Competent authority may suspend energy supply.
Article 27
Anyone failing to observe provisions governing energy control, restriction and distribution stipulated by the central Competent authority pursuant to Article 19, the Competent authority shall notify the said enterprise for remedies within a specific deadline. If the enterprise fails to remediy within the said deadline, the enterprise shall be fined NT$15,000 to NT$150,000 and suspended of energy supply.
Article 28
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