Act for Distant Water Fisheries Article 23
The competent authority may dispatch personnel to fishing vessels as referred to in the preceding Article, relevant offices, storages, or other sites to inspect catch or fisheries products, account books, and other objects, as well as to question any relevant party who shall not refuse, evade, or obstruct the inspection or inquiry. If necessary, such inspection may be conducted by the competent authority together with official(s) from coast guard authorities or police authorities. The course of the inspection shall be recorded and filed for reference.In case that there is sufficient evidence indicating that a fishing vessel has conducted or supported IUU fishing after the inspection as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority shall deny such fishing vessel from unloading, transshipment, packaging, processing of catch, refueling, supplying, maintenance, or using other port services, and prohibit such fishing vessel from leaving a port. Notwithstanding this provision, the activities of supplying crew members for maintenance of basic living needs shall be exempted.When carrying out an inspection, the personnel as referred to in paragraph 1 shall present his/her identification document and the authorization specifying the scope of the inspection. In case that such personnel fail to do so, any person being inspected may refuse the inspection.Information related to the result of the inspection as referred to in paragraph 2 shall be notified to the flag State of the fishing vessel concerned, relevant States, and international fisheries organizations by the competent authority.In case that the competent authority has made the notification pursuant to the preceding paragraph and does not receive within 60 days the written request from the flag State, relevant States or international fisheries organizations as referred to in the preceding paragraph, or an agreement is not reached after bilateral consultations, it may order the fishing vessel concerned to leave the port within the required timeframe.
中文原文 遠洋漁業條例第23條
主管機關得派員至前條漁船或有關辦公處所、倉儲場所或其他場所，檢查其漁獲物或漁產品、簿據及其他物件，並得詢問關係人；關係人不得規避、妨礙或拒絕。
必要時，得會同海岸巡防機關或警察機關人員辦理。
前述檢查過程應作成紀錄存查。
執行前項檢查後有事證顯示該船從事或協助非法、未報告或不受規範漁撈作業，主管機關應拒絕提供該船卸貨、轉載、包裝、漁獲加工、加油、補給、維修或其他港口設施服務，並限制該船離港。
但於船員基本生活所需範圍內之補給，不在此限。
第一項人員於執行檢查時，應提示身分證明及指定檢查範圍之機關證件；其未經提示者，被檢查人得拒絕之。
第二項檢查結果之相關資料，主管機關應通知該船船籍國、相關國家及國際漁業組織。
主管機關依前項規定通知後，於六十日內未接獲船籍國、相關國家或國際漁業組織書面請求協助，或經雙方諮商未達成協議時，得令該船限期離港。
必要時，得會同海岸巡防機關或警察機關人員辦理。
前述檢查過程應作成紀錄存查。
執行前項檢查後有事證顯示該船從事或協助非法、未報告或不受規範漁撈作業，主管機關應拒絕提供該船卸貨、轉載、包裝、漁獲加工、加油、補給、維修或其他港口設施服務，並限制該船離港。
但於船員基本生活所需範圍內之補給，不在此限。
第一項人員於執行檢查時，應提示身分證明及指定檢查範圍之機關證件；其未經提示者，被檢查人得拒絕之。
第二項檢查結果之相關資料，主管機關應通知該船船籍國、相關國家及國際漁業組織。
主管機關依前項規定通知後，於六十日內未接獲船籍國、相關國家或國際漁業組織書面請求協助，或經雙方諮商未達成協議時，得令該船限期離港。