Marine Pollution Control Act Article 16

The marine polluter shall bear responsibility for the clean-up of marine environment pollution. When necessary, the industry competent authority or competent authority may first adopt emergency measures and may perform clean-up and disposal work on behalf of the polluter. The polluter shall bear responsibility for all expenses generated by emergency measures or clean-up and disposal work.Those that cause the production of pollution due to one of the circumstances in one of the following subparagraphs shall not be punished.1. Fleeing a disaster or insuring the safety of a ship, an aircraft, a seawall or another major structure;2. Acts involving national defense, natural disasters, war or other acts performed in accordance with regulations or orders;3. Acts performed with the permission of the central competent authority to prevent, eliminate or mitigate pollution, protect the environment or to meet special research needs.The central competent authority shall determine regulations for clean-up and disposal work and other binding matters of marine pollution in Paragraph 1.
中文原文 海洋污染防治法第16條
海洋污染應由污染行為人負責清除之。
必要時,目的事業主管機關或主管機關得逕行採取應變措施、清除及處理;其因應變措施、清除及處理所生費用,由污染行為人負擔。
因下列各款情形之一造成海洋污染者,不予處罰:
一、為緊急避難或確保船舶、航空器、海堤或其他重大工程設施安全。
二、為維護國防安全或因天然災害、戰爭或依法令之行為。
三、為防止、排除或減輕污染、保護環境或為特殊研究需要,經中央主管機關同意。
第一項海洋污染清除、處理之方法、方式及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。

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