Imposition of Administrative Sanctions for Negligent Damage to Heat Networks and Fuel Lines (Gas Pipelines): Issues of Qualification and Subjects of Jurisdiction

Security of the state associated with safe operation of fuel pipelines, oil pipelines, petroleum product pipelines, gas pipelines and guarantees of protection of health, protection of the environment, protection of lawful economic interests of individuals and legal entities, the society and the state depends on actions of officials in charge of bringing to the administrative liability for illegal actions related to damaging of heat networks, fuel pipelines (gas pipelines). The article reviews features of qualification of an administrative offense for negligent damaging of heat networks, fuel pipelines (gas pipelines). The study points out that the administrative offense laws need to be amended by exclusion of powers of police officers to make protocols under the reviewed article and leaving such powers exclusively in the jurisdiction of employees of the federal executive authority that performs the federal state supervision in the industrial safety sphere provided that such employees have the right to review an administrative offense case under Article 9.10 of the Administrative Offense Code of the Russian Federation, which is confirmed by the judicial practice and their qualification.