Marine Pollution Control Act Article 38

The competent authority may order a foreign flag ship that has not established a branch office by law in the R.O.C. to berth at a port in the nation, prohibit it from sailing, setting sail or requesting its repositioning, and forbid the departure of the owner and important crew of the ship in case of default in or in case of nonperformance of the liability for damages and costs arising from the violation of this Act. The same shall apply to any ships that, after setting sail, re-enter the territorial seas of the R.O.C., except where sufficient collateral has been provided.For the circumstance in the foregoing paragraph, the port management authority and enterprises shall assist in the planning of the berth, the berthing of the ship and the forbidding of the ship's departure from the port. Where necessary, the competent authority may instruct the executive agency to compel the ship to moor in a designated seat.Where the amount of guarantee provided under the proviso set out in Paragraph 1 is not sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the relevant government agencies in adopting emergency measures and performing clean-up and disposal work, as well as the amount of damages, the shipowner shall replenish the collateral within the time limit notified by the competent authority.