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Title: Sand and Gravel Excavation Act CH
Category: Ministry of Economic Affairs(經濟部)
Chapter 4 Supervision
Article 32
Sand and gravel excavation party shall report the amount of production and sales to the Municipal or County (City) Governments on regular basis.
Central Government Authorities shall make regular investigation of the amount of production and sales.
Article 33
In order to protect water resources, water conservancy, traffic safety, urban development, environment and landscape or other public benefits, Related purpose government authorities may apply for designating sand and gravel excavation prohibited area from central governing authority; the sand and gravel excavation party suffered damage from such designation of prohibited area may claim comparable compensation from the Purpose Government Authorities which ordering or requesting such designation.
In order to maintain and adjust sand and gravel supply and demand balance, Central government authority may designate sand and gravel excavation prohibited area; the sand and gravel excavation party suffered damage from such designation of prohibited area may claim comparable compensation from the Central Government Authority.
Disputing over compensation between the sand and gravel excavation party and the purpose government authorities applied for the designation prohibited area shall be reconciled by Central Government Authorities.
After designated sand and gravel excavation prohibited area, the Municipal Governments or County (City) Governments shall revoke the sand and gravel excavation permission, in whole or in part of the excavation area located within the designated prohibited area.
The residual sand and gravel excavation area after designating for prohibited area, which worth to or the excavation party has the intention to continue operating, the excavation party shall re-submit sand and gravel excavation plan for the residual area to the Municipal or County (City) Governments to apply for Sand and Gravel Excavation Permit and Sand and Gravel Excavation Field Registration. The valid period shall be limited to the period originally granted period.
The requirements of applying the residual sand and gravel excavation area as mentioned above shall be allowed under Article 11.
Article 34
The Municipal or County (City) Governments shall implement safety inspection to each sand and gravel excavation field. Those failed the inspection shall be instructed to improve within designated period; failing to improve within the designated period or disaster occurred or at the risk of occurrence of disaster, the operation of whole of part of the excavation area shall order to suspend. When necessary, central government authorities may designate persons to take supervision and take control.
Sand and gravel excavation party or the responsible person of the excavation field shall not refuse, evade or obstruct the inspection stated above.
Article 35
In transporting sand and gravel out of the field, the responsible person of the excavation field shall issue triplicate shipping order for the carrier to bring along for inspection from time to time.
In transporting sand and gravel out of the field, the responsible person shall load in purpose built vehicles or carriage.
The purpose built vehicle or carriage shall be as defined in Road Traffic Safety Rules.
Trucking in small quantity shall not be restricted by the provision of 2nd paragraph. The standard of small quantity shall be defined by Central Government Authorities.