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Title: Common Duct Act CH
Category: Ministry of the Interior(內政部)
Chapter Five: Penalties
Article 24
Arson or by gunpowder, steam, electric power, gas, or other explosive to sabotage the Common Duct with human being thereinto, violators shall be subject to life imprisonment or imprisonment of not less than seven (7) years. Violators against the aforementioned crimes by negligence shall be subject to imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, detention, or in lieu thereof a criminal fine of not more than NT$300,000. The same applies to the convict guilty of an attempted offense against the first sentence of this Paragraph. Anyone who is ready to commit the crimes described in the first sentence of this Paragraph shall be subject to imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, detention, or in lieu thereof a criminal fine of not more than NT$200,000.
Article 25
Arson or by gunpowder, steam, electric power, gas, or other explosive to sabotage the Common Duct without human being thereinto, violators shall be subject to imprisonment of not less than three (3) years, but not more than ten (10) years. Violators against the aforementioned crimes by negligence shall be subject to imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, detention, or in lieu thereof a criminal fine of not more than NT$200,000. The same applies to the convict guilty of an attempted offense against the first sentence of this Paragraph.
Article 26
Pouring liquid to soak or sabotage the Common Duct with human being thereinto shall be subject to life imprisonment, or imprisonment of not less than five (5) years. Violators against the aforementioned crimes by negligence shall be subject to imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, detention, or in lieu thereof a criminal fine of not more than NT$300,000. The same applies to the convict guilty of an attempted offense against the first sentence of this Paragraph.
Article 27
Pouring liquid to soak or sabotage the Common Duct without human being thereinto shall be subject to imprisonment of not less than one (1) year, but not more than seven (7) years. Violators against the aforementioned crimes by negligence shall be subject to imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, detention, or in lieu thereof a criminal fine of not more than NT$200,000. The same applies to the convict guilty of an attempted offense against the first sentence of this Paragraph.
Article 28
Sabotage the Common Duct or making it become unusable with the manner besides that of Articles 24, 25, 26, and 27, the violators shall be subject to imprisonment of not less than six (6) months, but not more than five (5) years. The same applies to the convict guilty of an attempted offense against the first sentence of this Paragraph.
Article 29
Violators against the first sentence of Article 20, using the Common Duct without permission, shall be punished by an administrative fine of three (3) times to ten (10) times of the fee of using. This may be cumulatively fined.
Article 30
Violators against the first sentence of Article 20, entering the Common Duct without permission or improper usage, shall be punished by an administrative fine of NT$30,000 to NT$150,000.
Article 31
Presumptuous excavation within the range of road delimited and announced according to Article 13, or excavation on the road that the Common Duct passes pursuant to Article 16, violators shall be punished by an administrative fine of NT$300,000 to NT$1,500,000; they shall recover it to original condition. Aforementioned violators who fail to follow the forbidden order issued by the competent authority may be fined cumulatively for each day of noncompliance.
Article 32
If any administrative fine imposed pursuant to this Act is not paid within the prescribed period described by the competent authorities, the case shall be referred to court for compulsory execution.