Underwater Cultural Heritage Preservation Act Article 13

Anyone who discovers suspected underwater cultural heritage shall terminate any activity that has an influence on such heritage, maintain completeness of the site, and promptly report the discovery to the competent authority excepted that there is a need to prevent an urgent and severe danger or there is a substantial public interest at stake, such activity may not be terminated, and the discovery of such shall be reported to the competent authority.Any recovered suspected underwater cultural heritage referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall deliver to the competent authority.After receiving the report referred to in the first paragraph, the competent authority may take the following measures:1.restrict or terminate all or part of the activity which has an influence on the suspected underwater heritage in a specific water area.2.undertake necessary investigation, research, and other related underwater operations.3.set up a temporary protection zone in the water area of the discovery site.Articles 28 to 33 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the temporary protection zone prescribed in the third subparagraph of the preceding paragraph. The duration of such temporary protection zone shall not exceed 2 years and may be extended once, if necessary. The temporary protection zone will lose its status once the period has expired.When the competent authority takes the measures contained in the third paragraph of this Article, the competent authority may request the coast guard agency to provide assistance under its authority, if necessary.