Water Supply Act Article 97-1
Any person who steals, or damages, or by other unlawful means endangers the undersea water pipelines of water supply enterprises or the normal functionalities of the essential facilities or equipment of water collection, storage, diversion, treatment, conveyance, and distribution of water supply enterprises related to public safety herein shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment of more than one year and less than seven years, or fined up to NT$10,000,000, or a combination thereof.Any person who commits the offense specified in the preceding paragraph with the intention of endangering national security or social stability shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment of more than three years and less than 10 years, or fined up to NT$50,000,000, or a combination thereof.If the damage or theft under the preceding two paragraphs causes disasters, the punishment of the offender shall be increased by a half. If the aforesaid act causes the death of others, the offender shall be punished with a sentence of life imprisonment or imprisonment of more than seven years, or fined up to NT$100,000,000, or a combination thereof. If the act leads to severe injury of others, the offender shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment of more than five years and less than 12 years, or fined up to NT$80,000,000, or a combination thereof.Any person who damages due to negligence, or by other unlawful means endangers the normal functionalities of the undersea water pipelines of water supply enterprises herein shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment of no more than six months, detention, or a fine of no more than NT$2,000,000, or a combination thereof.Any attempt of the offenses under paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 shall be punishable by law.Tools, vessels, or other machinery and equipment used in the crimes described in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the preceding paragraph shall be confiscated, regardless of whether they belong to the offender or not. Items confiscated by a court may be auctioned or sold depending on the circumstances of the case, or disposed of in one of the following ways with special approval:1. Retained for public use free of charge.2. Discarded.3. Otherwise suitably disposed of.Regarding the essential facilities and equipment for water collection, storage, diversion, treatment, conveyance, and distribution of water supply enterprises related to public safety as specified in paragraph 1, the central authority-in-charge shall, after discussion with the relevant agencies and water supply enterprises and deliberation of factors including scale, water supply volume, location, the degree of impact on people’s lives, health, and property safety, and impacts on the economy and industry, announce the scope thereof. The same shall apply for amendments made.
中文原文 自來水法第97-1條
以竊取、毀壞或其他非法方法危害自來水事業之海底送水管線、與公共安全有關之自來水事業取水、貯水、導水、淨水、送水、配水必要設施或設備之功能正常運作者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣一千萬元以下罰金。
意圖危害國家安全或社會安定，而犯前項之罪者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣五千萬元以下罰金。
前二項情形致釀成災害者，加重其刑至二分之一；因而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣一億元以下罰金；致重傷者，處五年以上十二年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣八千萬元以下罰金。
因過失毀壞或以其他非法方法危害自來水事業之海底送水管線之功能正常運作者，處六月以下有期徒刑、拘役或科新臺幣二百萬元以下罰金。
第一項及第二項之未遂犯罰之。
供第一項至第三項及前項犯罪所用之工具、船舶或其他機械設備，不問屬於犯罪行為人與否，沒收之；其經裁判沒收確定者，得視個案情節需要拍賣或變賣，或專案報准依下列方式之一處置之：
一、無償留供公用。
二、廢棄。
三、為其他適當之處置。
第一項所定與公共安全有關之自來水事業取水、貯水、導水、淨水、送水、配水之必要設施、設備，由中央主管機關會商相關機關及自來水事業，衡酌其規模、供水量、所在地區、影響民眾生命、身體、財產安全程度及影響經濟產業程度等因素公告之；其異動時，亦同。
意圖危害國家安全或社會安定，而犯前項之罪者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣五千萬元以下罰金。
前二項情形致釀成災害者，加重其刑至二分之一；因而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣一億元以下罰金；致重傷者，處五年以上十二年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣八千萬元以下罰金。
因過失毀壞或以其他非法方法危害自來水事業之海底送水管線之功能正常運作者，處六月以下有期徒刑、拘役或科新臺幣二百萬元以下罰金。
第一項及第二項之未遂犯罰之。
供第一項至第三項及前項犯罪所用之工具、船舶或其他機械設備，不問屬於犯罪行為人與否，沒收之；其經裁判沒收確定者，得視個案情節需要拍賣或變賣，或專案報准依下列方式之一處置之：
一、無償留供公用。
二、廢棄。
三、為其他適當之處置。
第一項所定與公共安全有關之自來水事業取水、貯水、導水、淨水、送水、配水之必要設施、設備，由中央主管機關會商相關機關及自來水事業，衡酌其規模、供水量、所在地區、影響民眾生命、身體、財產安全程度及影響經濟產業程度等因素公告之；其異動時，亦同。