Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act Article 31

(a) If an interested party of the polluted land fails to demonstrate due diligence as a good manager, that party shall bear responsibility for expenditures made by competent authorities at all levels pursuant to article 13, paragraph 2; article 14, paragraph 3; article 15; article 22, paragraphs 2 and 4; and article 24, paragraph 3, and the polluter and person potentially responsible for pollution shall bear payment responsibility jointly and severally.(b) The interested party of the polluted land may seek compensation for the payment pursuant to the preceding paragraph, article 14, paragraph 2 and article 22, paragraph 3 from the polluter and the person potentially responsible for pollution.(c) The person potentially responsible for pollution may seek compensation for the expenditures in the preceding paragraph from the polluter.(d) Concerning the due diligence as a good manager of an interested party of the polluted land provided in paragraph 1, the central competent authority shall prescribe guidelines for determining criteria, important notes, management measures, and other relevant matters.