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Title: Fisheries Act CH
Category: Ministry of Agriculture(農業部)
Chapter 6 Fishery Development
Article 52
For the purposes of facilitating accommodation of fisheries fund, the competent authority shall , in consultation with the authorities concerned, consult with financial institutions in providing various fishery loans.
Whenever necessary, the financial and the fisheries competent authorities may approve the establishment of fisheries financial institutions.
Article 53
For the purposes of promoting fisheries investment and assuring fisheries security, the competent authority shall coordinate with the authorities concerned to conduct various fisheries insurance programs, or shall designate fishermen ’ s associations or consult with public or private insurance institutions to undertake the programs.
Article 53-1
For the purposes of protecting fishermen's lives and property safety, the competent authorities may prescribe regulations regarding salvage operations for fishing vessels in maritime distress, succors for fishermen and fishing vessels in distress, awards to motor-powered vessel owners, and insurance to fishermen in their sea operations.
Article 54
For the purposes of assuring fishery security and maintaining the orderly operation within fishing areas, the competent authority shall conduct the following matters:
(1) The construction and maintenance of fishing ports and fisheries infrastructures.
(2) The disposition of patrol fleets to perform the duties of salvage, patrol, and fishery protection.
(3) The establishment of fisheries radio broadcasting stations.
(4) The establishment of safety facilities such as beacons, sign poles and weather forecasting systems.
(5) The prescription of regulations governing the operation of fishing grounds and fishing vessels.
(6) The requisition to the Ministry of Defense and other authorities concerned for necessary assistance and protection.
Article 55
The competent authority may provide awards or incentives to those who have performed any of the following:
(1) Improving facilities which are conducive to fisheries safety and salvage.
(2) Improving fishing vessels, fishing gears, fishing methods or processing methods of fisheries products, with remarkable result.
(3) Promoting fisheries education or conducting fisheries research, with remarkable result.
(4) Exploiting fisheries resources which are conducive to fisheries development.
(5) Any other performance with significant contribution to fisheries development.
The regulations governing the awards and incentives as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.
Article 56
For the purposes of promoting fisheries development, the government shall establish fisheries development fund. The competent authority shall propose the amount of the said fund to the Executive Yuan for approval, and duly appropriate its budget accordingly.
The Executive Yuan shall prescribe regulations governing the incomes and expenditures, custody and utilization of the fisheries development fund.
Article 57
For the purposes of coping with price fluctuation of fisheries products and stabilizing the market of fisheries products, the competent authority may take applicable guiding measures to maintain the stabilization of price and sustainable development of industries.
Article 58
Fishing vessels, fishing gears, or materials for fishing imported for the purposes of fisheries production, shall be exempted from or reduced from import duties in case such items are not manufactured domestically or the quantity of those domestically manufactured is insufficient to meet the demand. Any item imported by fisheries research institutes for experimental and research purposes shall be exempted from import duties.
The Executive Yuan shall decide and promulgate those items eligible for exemption or reduction of import duties and the applicable criteria as referred to in the preceding paragraph.
Article 59
Fuel for powered equipment used in fisheries shall be exempted from commodity tax. The Executive Yuan shall decide the standard of preferential price of the fuel for powered equipment used in fisheries.
Article 59-1
To encourage fishermen to voluntarily cease fishing, and to reward fishermen for complying with the order of prohibited fishing period, which lasts for two months or above every year, as promulgated by the central competent authority pursuant to Article 37 or 44, the central competent authority shall annually budget the reward for voluntary fishing cessation and compliance with fishing prohibition by fishing vessels.
For the reward for voluntary fishing cessation and compliance with fishing prohibition as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the regulations on the qualification for application, terms and conditions, required documents, procedures, deadline, reward amount, manner(s) for granting the reward, condiction(s) for revocation, and other requirements shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.