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Title: Sewerage Law CH
Category: Ministry of the Interior(內政部)
Chapter II. Engineering and Construction
Article 10
The standard for constructing the Sewer shall be stipulated by the central competent authorities.
Article 11
The competent authorities of the municipality or the county/city shall, depending on the practical needs and cooperating with the regional sewerage system, set up the regional sewerage plan, report such plan to the central competent authorities for their approval, and include such plan into the urban plan or regional plan by legal procedure for performance.
Article 12
The construction of the Sewer shall be planned and proceeded concurrently in cooperation with other public facilities.
Article 13
For construction's need, the Sewer institution may consult and negotiate with relevant competent authorities to use the rivers, drainages, bridges, conduits, dikes, roads, parks and grass. However, such use shall be limited so as not to interfere with their original utilities.
Article 14
For the construction's need, the Sewer institution may bury the pipes or other facilities under the public or private land, and the land proprietor, possessor and user may not reject. Provided, the constructor shall select the place and method that would cause least damage to perform the construction, and shall pay reimbursement to them. Any objection arising from the selection of place and method or reimbursement shall be reported to the central competent authorities for their approval before handling.
If the burying of pipes or other facilities in the preceding Paragraph causes the land proprietors to be unable to build up the raid air sheltering facility or statutory parking lot, and such fact is further examined and verified by the local competent authority in charge of construction matters, it may be granted permission to not build up the raid air sheltering facility or statutory parking lot according to the parts that are affected by such burying.
Article 15
When other underground facilities need to be disposed of due to the plan, design or construction of the drainage pipes or relevant facilities, the Sewer institution shall first inform the relevant authorities and obtain their agreement. In case an agreement is not obtained, it shall be reported to the competent authority to call a meeting with relevant authorities to make a decision.
Article 16
The land proprietor, possessor or user shall not reject the temporary use of the public or private land by the Sewer institution for investigation, measurement, construction or maintenance of the Sewers. However, they shall be reimbursed if they suffer any damage from providing the land. Any objection that arises from the reimbursement shall be reported to the central competent authority for its decision before handling.
Article 17
The plan, design and construction supervision of the Sewer may be entrusted to a registered technician in the relevant field. If the plan, design and construction are handled by the government, these shall be handled by qualified technicians under the regulations set up by central competent authority.
Article 18
The operation and maintenance of the Sewerage Facilities shall be conducted by the qualified personnel who pass the technique exam. The rules of the technique exam shall be regulated by the central competent authority.