Land Surveying and Mapping Act Article 12

Institutions, groups and individuals should try to avoid constructing buildings near the survey marks or carry out any behaviors that might affect the surveying. If the institutions, groups or individuals reckon that the existing permanent survey marks might affect the exercise of their rights, an application with a detailed description of the reasons of how the marks might affect the exercise of their rights should be submitted to the agency that places the marks to request the removal and re-building of the marks. If the agency that places the marks deems that the permanent survey marks in issue do affect the exercise of the applicant’s rights, the removal and rebuilding shall be permitted. Should the agency that places the marks deems that the permanent survey marks in issue do not affect the exercise of the applicant’s rights, the application will be rejected. Moreover, the permanent survey marks which have become ineffective may be demolished.Except for one of the following scenarios, the previous Paragraph the expenses incurred by moving and re-building the permanent survey marks shall be liable by the applicant:1. To provide public lands or buildings for use according to Items 1 or 2 of Article 10.2. To provide private lands or buildings without reward according Items 3 or 4 of Article 10.3. To lease private lands or buildings according to Items 3 or 4 of Article 10. However, the rules of the leasing agreement should be observed should there be other rules in the leasing agreement.The moving and re-building of the survey marks of Paragraph 1 should be carried out based on the previous Article 1 to 3.The person who removes or damages the permanent survey marks without any specific reasons and thus results in the ineffectiveness of the marks shall be liable of the expenses incurred by rebuilding or reconstructing the marks.