Mining Act Article 82
For the state-owned mineral right established prior to implementation of the amendment of this Act on December 31, 2003, the original operator or lessee who have entered into contract with the Executive Yuan approval for off-shore petroleum exploration and extraction with a foreign company or a company of the Mainland China in accordance with Statutes for Offshore Petroleum Exploration and Extraction, the original contract shall remain valid without being subject to the restriction under the Act.
中文原文 礦業法第82條
本法中華民國九十二年十二月三十一日修正施行前已設定之國營礦業權，原經營人或承租人已依海域石油礦探採條例規定並經行政院核准與外國公司或大陸地區公司簽訂海域石油礦探採契約者，依契約之約定，不受本法規定之限制。