Geology Act Article 3
The special terms used in this Act are defined as follows:1. Geology-The term "geology" means the materials constituting the earth, the natural processes arising out of the earth's evolution, as well as the landforms, landscapes, phenomena, and environments created by the natural processes.2. Geological hazard-The term "geological hazard" means natural or human-induced earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, fault activity, landslide, debris flow, land subsidence, coastal change, or disaster induced by geological processes.3. Basic geological survey-The term "basic geological survey" means a geological survey conducted for the purpose of establishing regional geological database and compiling geological maps.4. Geological resources survey-The term "geological resources survey" means a geological survey for energy, ore deposits, soil and rock materials, surface water, groundwater, and other resources.5. Geological hazards survey-The term "geological hazards survey" means a geological survey conducted for the purpose of establishing geological database related to geological hazards, assessing potential geological hazards, and preventing geological hazards.6. Geological Site investigation-The term "geological site investigation" means a geological investigation of a region of interest in relation for a specific purpose.7. Land development activity-The term "land development" means resource development, land development and utilization, engineering construction, waste disposal, natural hazard remediation, or legally required planning, design, and construction in connection with land development.8. Geological data management-The term "geological data management" means the collection, entry, collation, cataloging, storage, search and inquiry, publication, and circulation of materials obtained in geological surveys in various forms including records, text, images, maps, photographs, drilled cores and samples.
中文原文 地質法第3條
本法用詞，定義如下：
一、地質：指地球之組成物質、地球演化過程所發生之自然作用與自然作用所造成之地形、地貌、現象及環境。
二、地質災害：指自然或人為引發之地震、海嘯、火山、斷層活動、山崩、地滑、土石流、地層下陷、海岸變遷或其他地質作用所造成之災害。
三、基本地質調查：指為建立廣域性地質資料及地質圖而辦理之地質調查。
四、資源地質調查：指與能源、礦產、土石材料、地表水、地下水及其他與資源有關之地質調查。
五、地質災害調查：指為建立地質災害之基本資料、辦理地質災害潛勢評估及地質災害防範所進行之地質調查。
六、基地地質調查：指為特定目的所涉及之區域而進行之地質調查。
七、土地開發行為：指資源開發、土地開發利用、工程建設、廢棄物處置、天然災害整治或法令規定有關土地開發之規劃、設計及施工。
八、地質資料管理：指地質調查所獲之各種型式紀錄、文字、圖件、照片、鑽探岩心及標本資料之蒐集、登錄、彙整、編目、儲存、查詢、出版及流通工作。
一、地質：指地球之組成物質、地球演化過程所發生之自然作用與自然作用所造成之地形、地貌、現象及環境。
二、地質災害：指自然或人為引發之地震、海嘯、火山、斷層活動、山崩、地滑、土石流、地層下陷、海岸變遷或其他地質作用所造成之災害。
三、基本地質調查：指為建立廣域性地質資料及地質圖而辦理之地質調查。
四、資源地質調查：指與能源、礦產、土石材料、地表水、地下水及其他與資源有關之地質調查。
五、地質災害調查：指為建立地質災害之基本資料、辦理地質災害潛勢評估及地質災害防範所進行之地質調查。
六、基地地質調查：指為特定目的所涉及之區域而進行之地質調查。
七、土地開發行為：指資源開發、土地開發利用、工程建設、廢棄物處置、天然災害整治或法令規定有關土地開發之規劃、設計及施工。
八、地質資料管理：指地質調查所獲之各種型式紀錄、文字、圖件、照片、鑽探岩心及標本資料之蒐集、登錄、彙整、編目、儲存、查詢、出版及流通工作。