Natural Gas Management Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleFederal Act issuing new rules on natural gas management. Subject Energy, Mineral resources Keyword Basic legislation Natural gas Transport/storage Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings International trade Offences/penalties Mining Authorization/permit Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The aim of the present Act is, inter alia, to make available environmental-friendly, cheap, sufficient and high quality natural gas to the Austrian people and economy thus guaranteeing the efficient production of electricity and heat, as well as to create a safe infrastructure ensuring a constant natural gas supply by the European Community. The text consists of 79 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: Principles (1); Accounting, internal organization, transparency of natural gas enterprises (2); Duty to give information, trade secrets (3); Running of nets (4); Users of nets (5); Pipelines for natural gas (6); Statistics (7); Authorities and proceedings (8); Penalties (9); Repeal, transitional and final provisions (10). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance by Energy Control Commission amending Annex 3 of the Natural Gas Management Act. Legislation | Austria | 2010 Keyword: Natural gas, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Natural Gas Management Act 2011. Legislation | Austria | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Natural gas, Transport/storage, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, International trade, Offences/penalties, Mining, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Natural Gas Management Act 2011 (GWG 2011). Legislation | Austria | 2011 (2023) Keyword: Natural gas, Transport/storage, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, International trade, Offences/penalties, Mining, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX