Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the Republic of China Article 15
For delineating the course for the laying, maintaining, or modifying any submarine cables or pipelines on the continental shelf of the Republic of China, a permission of the Government of the Republic of China is required. The permission regulations shall be decided by the Executive Yuan.The Government of the Republic of China may withhold such permission as prescribed in the preceding paragraph on the grounds of exploring, exploiting, managing, conserving the non-living or sedentary resources over its continental shelf, or preventing, reducing, controlling the pollution from such pipelines.
中文原文 中華民國專屬經濟海域及大陸礁層法第15條
在中華民國大陸礁層從事海底電纜或管道之舖設、維護或變更，其路線之劃定，應經中華民國政府之許可；其許可辦法，由行政院定之。
中華民國政府為探勘、開發、管理、養護大陸礁層之非生物資源或定居種生物資源，或為防止、減少、管制管道造成之污染，得不為前項之許可。
中華民國政府為探勘、開發、管理、養護大陸礁層之非生物資源或定居種生物資源，或為防止、減少、管制管道造成之污染，得不為前項之許可。