Environmental Impact Assessment Act Article 23
For one of the following circumstances, violators shall be fined NT$300,000 to NT$1.5 million and ordered to make improvements within a limited time period; those that have still failed to make improvements by the deadline shall be issued consecutive daily fines.Ⅰ. The violation of Article 7, Paragraph 3, Article 16-1 or Article 17Ⅱ. The violation of Article 18, Paragraph 1 through a failure to submit an environmental impact survey report or the violation of Article 18, Paragraph 3 through a failure to submit response strategies or a failure to carry out strict implementation in accordance with response strategiesⅢ. The violation of Article 28 through a failure to submit response strategies or a failure to carry out strict implementation in accordance with response strategiesFor those severe circumstances in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority may notify the industry competent authority to order the suspension of the implementation of the development activity. When necessary, the competent authority may directly order the suspension of the implementation of the development activity; for those that fail to comply with an order, the statutory responsible person shall be punished by a maximum of three years imprisonment or detention, and may be fined a maximum of NT$300,000.Those developers that are unable to complete improvements by the improvement deadline in Paragraph 1 due to natural disaster or other force majeure shall continue to make improvements after the reason ends and shall, within 30 days, apply to the competent authority for the approval of a starting date for the remaining time period by submitting a written explanation of cause and relevant verification documents.The severe circumstances referred to in Paragraph 2 means one of the following.Ⅰ. Those circumstances in which the developer causes extensive public nuisance or serious destruction of natural resourcesⅡ. Those circumstances in which the developer does not implement development activities in accordance with the review conclusion of the competent authority or the commitments of the environmental impact statement or environmental impact assessment report, thereby endangering human health or agricultural, forestry, fisheries or livestock resourcesⅢ. Those circumstances in which the developer still fails to complete improvements after 30 days of consecutive daily fines issued by the competent authorityThose developers that have been ordered to suspend the implementation of a development activity by the competent authority pursuant to Paragraph 2 shall submit the implementation results of their improvement plan to the competent authority for checking prior to the resumption of the implementation of the development activity; this also applies to those developers that have been ordered to make improvements within a limited time period by the competent authority and that report the suspension of the implementation of the development activity of their own volition. Those developers for whom checking reveals a failure to comply with standards may not resume the implementation of the development activity.In order to prevent the expansion of the degree or scope of environmental impact during the time period for the suspension of the implementation of a development activity in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority shall, in conjunction with the relevant agencies, require that the developer carry out restoration and improvements and emergency response measures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The competent authority may request the industry competent authority in writing to cancel the permission of those that fail to comply with this requirement.The central competent authority shall determine the starting date, temporary suspension dates, termination date, improvement completion verification checks and other binding matters for the daily consecutive fines referred to in Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 4.When the developer violates this Act or related orders determined pursuant to the authorization of this Act and the competent authority is negligent in implementation, victims or public interest groups may notify the competent authority in writing of the details of the negligent implementation.For those competent authorities that have still failed to carry out implementation in accordance with the law within sixty days after receipt of the written notification, the victims or public interest groups may name the competent authority at issue as a defendant and directly file a lawsuit with an administrative court based on the negligent behavior of the competent authority in fulfilling its implementation duties in order to seek a ruling ordering the competent authority to carry out implementation.When issuing a verdict on the lawsuit in the preceding paragraph, the administrative court in accordance with its authority may order the defendant competent authority to pay the appropriate lawyer fees, detection and appraisal fees and other litigation costs to plaintiffs that have made specific contributions to the prevention and mitigation of the adverse impact of the development activity on the environment.The central competent authority shall determine the format of the written notification in Paragraph 8.
中文原文 環境影響評估法第23條
有下列情形之一，處新臺幣三十萬元以上一百五十萬元以下罰鍰，並限期改善；屆期仍未改善者，得按日連續處罰：
一、違反第七條第三項、第十六條之一或第十七條之規定者。
二、違反第十八條第一項，未提出環境影響調查報告書或違反第十八條第三項，未提出因應對策或不依因應對策切實執行者。
三、違反第二十八條未提出因應對策或不依因應對策切實執行者。
前項情形，情節重大者，得由主管機關轉請目的事業主管機關，命其停止實施開發行為。
必要時，主管機關得逕命其停止實施開發行為，其不遵行者，處負責人三年以下有期徒刑或拘役，得併科新臺幣三十萬元以下罰金。
開發單位因天災或其他不可抗力事由，致不能於第一項之改善期限內完成改善者，應於其原因消滅後繼續進行改善，並於三十日內以書面敘明理由，檢具有關證明文件，向主管機關申請核定賸餘期間之起算日。
第二項所稱情節重大，指下列情形之一：
一、開發單位造成廣泛之公害或嚴重之自然資源破壞者。
二、開發單位未依主管機關審查結論或環境影響說明書、評估書之承諾執行，致危害人體健康或農林漁牧資源者。
三、經主管機關按日連續處罰三十日仍未完成改善者。
開發單位經主管機關依第二項處分停止實施開發行為者，應於恢復實施開發行為前，檢具改善計畫執行成果，報請主管機關查驗；其經主管機關限期改善而自行申報停止實施開發行為者，亦同。
經查驗不合格者，不得恢復實施開發行為。
前項停止實施開發行為期間，為防止環境影響之程度、範圍擴大，主管機關應會同有關機關，依據相關法令要求開發單位進行復整改善及緊急應變措施。
不遵行者，主管機關得函請目的事業主管機關廢止其許可。
第一項及第四項所稱按日連續處罰，其起算日、暫停日、停止日、改善完成認定查驗及其他應遵行事項，由中央主管機關定之。
開發單位違反本法或依本法授權訂定之相關命令而主管機關疏於執行時，受害人民或公益團體得敘明疏於執行之具體內容，以書面告知主管機關。
主管機關於書面告知送達之日起六十日內仍未依法執行者，人民或公益團體得以該主管機關為被告，對其怠於執行職務之行為，直接向行政法院提起訴訟，請求判令其執行。
行政法院為前項判決時，得依職權判令被告機關支付適當律師費用、偵測鑑定費用或其他訴訟費用予對預防及減輕開發行為對環境造成不良影響有具體貢獻之原告。
第八項之書面告知格式，由中央主管機關定之。
一、違反第七條第三項、第十六條之一或第十七條之規定者。
二、違反第十八條第一項，未提出環境影響調查報告書或違反第十八條第三項，未提出因應對策或不依因應對策切實執行者。
三、違反第二十八條未提出因應對策或不依因應對策切實執行者。
前項情形，情節重大者，得由主管機關轉請目的事業主管機關，命其停止實施開發行為。
必要時，主管機關得逕命其停止實施開發行為，其不遵行者，處負責人三年以下有期徒刑或拘役，得併科新臺幣三十萬元以下罰金。
開發單位因天災或其他不可抗力事由，致不能於第一項之改善期限內完成改善者，應於其原因消滅後繼續進行改善，並於三十日內以書面敘明理由，檢具有關證明文件，向主管機關申請核定賸餘期間之起算日。
第二項所稱情節重大，指下列情形之一：
一、開發單位造成廣泛之公害或嚴重之自然資源破壞者。
二、開發單位未依主管機關審查結論或環境影響說明書、評估書之承諾執行，致危害人體健康或農林漁牧資源者。
三、經主管機關按日連續處罰三十日仍未完成改善者。
開發單位經主管機關依第二項處分停止實施開發行為者，應於恢復實施開發行為前，檢具改善計畫執行成果，報請主管機關查驗；其經主管機關限期改善而自行申報停止實施開發行為者，亦同。
經查驗不合格者，不得恢復實施開發行為。
前項停止實施開發行為期間，為防止環境影響之程度、範圍擴大，主管機關應會同有關機關，依據相關法令要求開發單位進行復整改善及緊急應變措施。
不遵行者，主管機關得函請目的事業主管機關廢止其許可。
第一項及第四項所稱按日連續處罰，其起算日、暫停日、停止日、改善完成認定查驗及其他應遵行事項，由中央主管機關定之。
開發單位違反本法或依本法授權訂定之相關命令而主管機關疏於執行時，受害人民或公益團體得敘明疏於執行之具體內容，以書面告知主管機關。
主管機關於書面告知送達之日起六十日內仍未依法執行者，人民或公益團體得以該主管機關為被告，對其怠於執行職務之行為，直接向行政法院提起訴訟，請求判令其執行。
行政法院為前項判決時，得依職權判令被告機關支付適當律師費用、偵測鑑定費用或其他訴訟費用予對預防及減輕開發行為對環境造成不良影響有具體貢獻之原告。
第八項之書面告知格式，由中央主管機關定之。