Marine Pollution Control Act Article 19
Those who engage in any of the following acts that result in serious pollution of the sea or threaten to do so shall immediately adopt measures to prevent, eliminate or mitigate such pollution and shall without delay notify the competent authority and the industry competent authority:1. Marine discharge;2. Coastal discharge;3. Transfer, stacking or disposal of waste;4. Storage of goods or construction materials from construction sites;5. Storage of chemicals;6. Transportation of oil or chemicals;7. Harbor operations;8. Other acts announced by the central competent authority as having the potential to cause pollution.The competent authority may order the marine polluter in the foregoing paragraph to adopt necessary response measures, and when necessary, the competent authority may directly adopt response measures and performing clean-up and disposal work. The marine polluter at issue shall bear responsibility for all expenses generated by response measures, clean-up and disposal.
中文原文 海洋污染防治法第19條
從事下列各款行為之一,致嚴重污染海洋或有嚴重污染海洋之虞時,應即採取措施以防止、排除或減輕污染,並即通知主管機關及目的事業主管機關:
一、海洋放流。
二、海岸放流。
三、轉運、堆置或處理廢棄物。
四、存放營建工地之貨品或營建材料。
五、存放化學品。
六、運輸油或化學品。
七、港埠作業。
八、其他經中央主管機關公告具污染潛勢之行為。
主管機關得命前項污染行為人採取必要之應變措施,必要時,主管機關並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。
一、海洋放流。
二、海岸放流。
三、轉運、堆置或處理廢棄物。
四、存放營建工地之貨品或營建材料。
五、存放化學品。
六、運輸油或化學品。
七、港埠作業。
八、其他經中央主管機關公告具污染潛勢之行為。
主管機關得命前項污染行為人採取必要之應變措施,必要時,主管機關並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。