President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law establishing the regulatory framework for the safe operations of the liquefied petroleum gas industry.
Republic Act 11592 shall apply to the following:
* importing, refining, storing, exporting, refilling, transportation, distribution and marketing of LPG
* importation, manufacture, requalification, repair, exchange, swapping improvement and scrappage of LPG pressure vessels, whichever is applicable
* safe operations of the entire LPG industry including all LPG facilities and the residential, commercial, industrial, and automotive use of LPG.
It also requires the Executive department to formulate and publish within six months from the law’s effectivity an LPG Cylinder Exchange and Swapping Program, which shall include, among others, the procedure and timeline for exchange, swapping, and buyback of LPG cylinders, and the computation of the depreciated value of LPG cylinders, and the establishment of accredited LPG cylinder swapping centers.
The guidelines will be crafted by the Department of Energy, together with the Department of Trade and Industry and in consultation with all LPG participants, consumer groups, and other public and private stakeholders.
The new law also mandates the police and other law enforcement agencies to assist the Energy department in the inspection of LPG facilities and motor vehicles transporting LPG in bulk or in LPG cylinders and cartridges.
Prohibited acts include importing used or second-hand LPG pressure vessels, selling adulterated LPG in bulk and in pressure vessels, and possessing illegal or fake LPG seals, among others.
The President signed the law on October 14 but was only posted on the Official Gazette on October 19. — VBL, GMA News
Duterte signs measure regulating LPG industry
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