Railway Act Article 16
Railway construction shall commence and end within the deadlines ratified by the MOTC. If construction cannot commence or be completed within the deadlines, an application to the MOTC is required in order to ratify postponements of the said deadlines.Upon completion of all or part of a railway construction, the proper authority shall report to the MOTC to execute the MOTC test and be ratified before being put into operation.
中文原文 鐵路法第16條
鐵路興建，應依交通部核定之期限開工、竣工；因故不能於期限內開工或竣工時，應申請交通部核准展期。
全路或一段工程完竣，應先報請交通部派員履勘，經核准後，始得營運。
全路或一段工程完竣，應先報請交通部派員履勘，經核准後，始得營運。