Regulations for Conservation Forest Managements Article 13

For conducting mineral-deposits prospecting, mining or quarrying within a protection forest, the developer shall submit the relevant development plan to the central, municipal or county (city) competent authority for examination, who shall invite the end business competent authority, relevant agencies, scholars, experts and the representative resident recommended by the local hsiang (town, city) to conduct an on-site inspection. Where such protection forest is considered geologically stable, and the contemplated mineral-deposits prospecting work, mining or quarrying will not obstruct the integrity of the national lands and forestry management, the boundary of the work then may be designated in accordance with Article 9 of the Act, and the relevant environmental impact evaluation and the soil/water conservation plan may then be carried out in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Act and the Soil and Water Conservation Law.The person obligated to deal with the soil/water conservation treatment and maintenance of the mining area and the quarrying area provided in the preceding paragraph shall do so in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations governing soil/water conservation and subject to the monitoring by the central, municipal, county (city) end business competent authority in conjunction with the central, municipal, county (city) forestry competent authority. If such person fails act in accordance with the approved plan, the relevant provisions of the Forestry Act and the laws and regulations governing soil/water conservation shall govern.