Chương 1 Nghị định 14/2014/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. Decree stipulates in detail the implementation of electricity law regarding electricity safety, including: Safety in generation, transmission, distribution and use of electricity in production; compensation and assistance of housing, works, land and plants in the safety corridor of overhead power transmission line upon the construction of high-voltage grid.

2. This Decree applies to organizations and individuals involved in electricity activities, electricity use or having other activities related to electricity in Vietnam. Where the international agreements which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has signed or acceded to have the provisions different from those of this Decree, the provisions of such international agreements shall apply;

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. High-voltage electrical works mean the high-voltage grid and the safety corridor of high-voltage grid applicable to the nominal voltage of 6 kV and above.

2. Residential area means the geographical areas with households living concentratedly or with approved planning for households moving in to live. The geographical areas without any households living despite people and vehicles crossing, field areas or planted hills are not called residential areas.

3. Places regularly crowded with people such as markets, squares, hospitals, schools, place of fairs, exhibitions, commercial centers, entertainment areas, wharves, stations, railway stations and other public places.

4. State of maximum deflection of conducting wire is the state of calculation of conducting wire upon simultaneously impacted hardest by the affecting factors such as the current through the wire, ambient temperature or wind load.

Article 3. General provision on safety for electrical equipment and power projects

1. The design and fabrication of equipment of electrical project construction must comply with the technical regulations and standards or international and foreign standards which are applied in Vietnam with the permission of the local competent authorities and must meet the following requirements:

a) Electricity safety;

b) Construction safety ;

c) Safety of technologies using primary energy sources (hydraulic power, coal, oil, natural gas and other forms of energy);

d) Fire and explosion prevention safety;

dd) Regulations on environmental protection.

2. New electrical equipment and power devices domestically produced or imported must have quality certificate or goods label and quality registration consistent with the technical regulations and standards and other relevant regulations of law; must have manual with technical parameters, features, effects and other instructions for the users to prevent electrical incidents and accidents.

Article 4. Prohibited acts

1. Stealing or removing the guy rope, earthing wire and equipment of power grid, climbing on electric poles, entering power stations or safety protection areas of electrical works when not on duty.

2. Using the high-voltage grid for other purposes without the agreement with the management unit of high-voltage grid works.

3. Flying kites or flying objects near high-voltage grid works which may cause incidents to the power grids.

4. Installing receiving and transmitting antenna, hanging wire, scaffolding, billboard, light box and other things at places that may hit the high-voltage power grid works upon collapse or falling.

5. Planting trees or letting trees violate the safety distance for overhead conducting wire or power stations.

6. Shooting birds on wires or power stations or tossing or throwing any object to the wires or power stations.

7. Digging land which may cause subsidence or collapse of high-voltage power grid and power stations.

8. Filling soil or placing materials, equipment or discharging waste in violation of safety distance.

9. Using electric pole or power station as house, tent, shop, animal tying or for other purposes.

10. Blasting or opening mine, placing or containing flammable substances, chemicals capable of causing corrosion or damage to the parts of the grid.

11. Burning fields, using performance vehicles causing shocks or potential damage or incidents to power grid works, power stations or power plants.

12. Controlling the flying vehicles with the distance of less than 100 m to the nearest part of power grid works, except cases where the flying vehicles are on duty of management, maintenance or repair of electric wires permitted under regulation.

13. Letting trees fall onto the electric wires when cutting or trimming trees or cutting trees from abusing the protection or repair of high-voltage grid.

14. Other acts which violate the regulations on safety protection of high-voltage grid.