Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the Republic of China Article 19

Whoever undertakes construction, use, modification, or the dismantling of artificial islands, installations or structures in the exclusive economic zone or on the continental shelf of the Republic of China without obtaining a permission from the Government of the Republic of China shall be punished with a fine of between ten million and fifty million New Taiwan Dollars. The court may confiscate the constructed artificial islands, installations or structures or order the said person to restore the environment to the original condition.Whoever violates terms or objects of the granted permission shall be punished with a fine of between five million and twenty million New Taiwan Dollars and shall be set a time limit to remedy. Without improvement until then, the permission shall be cancelled and the artificial islands, installations or structures may be dismantled.