Act for Distant Water Fisheries Article 35

Any person who commits any of the following violations shall be subject to imprisonment of 3 years or under, or in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, a criminal fine of 6 million to 30 million New Taiwan Dollars:(1) Not navigating to the designated port within the required timeframe set by the competent authority pursuant to Article 18, paragraph 1 or Article 20, paragraph 2; or(2) Navigating a fishing vessel out of a port in violation of Article 21, and not navigating to the designated port within the required timeframe set by the competent authority.In case that a representative of any legal person, or an agent, employee, or other person engaged in the relevant business activities of a legal or natural person commits the violations as stipulated in the preceding paragraph in the performance of their duties, in addition to punishing the offender(s), a criminal fine as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall also be imposed upon the legal or natural person concerned.In case that a distant water fisheries operator or a distant water fisheries employee commits, for the first time, any of the violations as stipulated in paragraph 1, the competent authority may suspend the fishing license of the distant water fisheries operator for 2 years or under, or revoke the fishing license. In case that a distant water fisheries operator whose fishing license has been suspended for violating the provisions as stipulated in paragraph 1 commits, for the second time, any of the violations as stipulated in paragraph 1, the fishing license shall be revoked.The competent authority may impose on any distant water fisheries employee that commits, for the first time, any of the violations as stipulated in paragraph 1 the suspension of Fishing Vessel Crew Identification and Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officers for 2 years or under or revocation. In case that a distant water fisheries employee whose Fishing Vessel Crew Identification and the Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officers have been suspended for violating the provisions as stipulated in paragraph 1 commits, for the second time, any of the violations as stipulated in paragraph 1, the Fishing Vessel Crew Identification and the Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officers shall be revoked.
中文原文 遠洋漁業條例第35條
有下列情形之一者,處三年以下有期徒刑,或科或併科新臺幣六百萬元以上三千萬元以下罰金:
一、未依第十八條第一項或第二十條第二項之主管機關所定期限直航至指定港口。
二、違反第二十一條規定將漁船駛出港口,且未依主管機關所定期限直航至指定港口。
法人之代表人、法人或自然人之代理人、受僱人或其他從業人員,因執行業務,犯前項之罪者,除處罰其行為人外,對該法人或自然人亦科以前項之罰金。
經營者或從業人第一次有第一項各款所定情形之一者,主管機關得收回經營者之漁業證照二年以下,或廢止之;經收回漁業證照者,第二次有各該情形之一,廢止其漁業證照。
從業人第一次有第一項各款所定情形之一者,主管機關得收回其漁船船員手冊及幹部船員執業證書二年以下,或廢止之;經收回漁船船員手冊及幹部船員執業證書者,第二次有各該情形之一,廢止其漁船船員手冊及幹部船員執業證書。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.