The Commercial Port Law Article 54
Relevant operations such as salvaging sunken ships, materials, and shipbreaking, should report their contract and operational plan to the Maritime and Port Bureau to be able to start operations.The operational plan mentioned in the preceding paragraph should include information such as the applicant, basic information, location, amount, working method, oil pollution prevention measure, labor safety and health measures, and construction period.If the owner of the sunken ship or material is unclear, the Maritime and Port Bureau should publicly announce its basic information, location, and amount for three months, till it can start to salvage.If the owner of the sunken ship or material cannot be informed or has not salvaged within the noticed time period, the rules of the preceding paragraph can be used.
中文原文 商港法第54條
打撈沉船或物資及為船舶解體等相關作業者，應將委託合約及作業計畫，報請航港局核准後，始得作業。
前項所定作業計畫，應包括申請人、基本資料、位置、數量、工作方式、防止油污染措施、勞工安全衛生措施及施工期間。
沉船或物資所有人不明者，航港局應將其基本資料、位置、數量公告三個月屆滿後，始得核准打撈。
沉船或物資所有人無法通知或未於通知期限內打撈者，準用前項規定。
前項所定作業計畫，應包括申請人、基本資料、位置、數量、工作方式、防止油污染措施、勞工安全衛生措施及施工期間。
沉船或物資所有人不明者，航港局應將其基本資料、位置、數量公告三個月屆滿後，始得核准打撈。
沉船或物資所有人無法通知或未於通知期限內打撈者，準用前項規定。