Spatial Planning Act Article 30

As set forth in Article 24, after applications for land reclamation permits are obtained, applicants shall present their land reclamation engineering plans and pay the bond within the specified period. After the competent authority of the concerned municipality or county (city) has approved the plans and the land reclamation has been completed accordingly, the applicant may proceed with the undertakings specified in Paragraph 1 of the preceding article.If a land reclamation plan involves national defense or is deemed by the central competent authority as raising public safety issues that are likely to affect municipalities or counties (cities), then the approval of the central competent authority shall be required.If an application for land reclamation, as stated in Paragraph 1 is not filed, a land use permit that has been obtained under Article 24 shall lose its validity. If a land reclamation plan is rejected or not approvaled , then the reviewing agency shall ask the central competent authority to revoke the land use permit that was obtained by the applicant under Article 24.The central competent authority shall establish regulations regarding the contents of land reclamation engineering plans, the formats of documents and plans to be submitted, the application timeline, extensions, bond amount, reduction and exemption, payment, expenditure, return, land reclamation engineering management, and related matters.Application for land reclamation shall comply with other regulations that include relevant provisions. Otherwise, applications shall be filed according to the timeline specified in Paragraph 1.