Enforcement Rules of Soil and water Conservation Act Article 35

The regulatory authority may take emergency action pursuant to Articles 25 to 27 of the Act under any of the following circumstances for the purposes of soil and water conservation maintenance. The regulatory authority shall notify the soil and water conservation obligor of the emergency action being carried out, and announce such action in a public notice of the particular regulatory authority:1. Where the riverbed or waterway is silted up with sediment and residue;2. Where conservation of water resources above or under ground is impaired;3. Where water, soil or other environment is polluted;4. Where land collapses, or landslide or debris flow occurs;5. Where the safety of farmland, buildings, roads and bridges is impaired;6. Where flood control, drainage, irrigation, or the protection of other water resources or water conservancy facilities is impeded;7. Where restrictions on designated soil and water conservation areas are violated, as a result of which the function or purpose of soil and water conservation is likely to be directly impacted;8. Where public safety is otherwise impeded.The preceding article shall apply mutatis mutandis if the regulatory authority carries out emergency action in accordance with the preceding paragraph.