Those who fail to receive the permission of the central competent authority may not discharge wastewater or sewage into the following areas adjacent to the sea.
1. Nature reserves or geoparks;
2. National parks or national nature parks;
3. Wildlife preserves or major wildlife habitats;
4. Aquatic organism propagation and conservation areas;
5. Other areas that the central competent authority has officially announced as being in need of special protection.
The central competent authority in consultation with the relevant industry competent authorities shall determine regulations for applications for permission, conditions, review procedures, cancellation, a change in the content of discharge permits, the suspension of use of facilities, the maintenance and referencing of discharge records, and other binding matters for discharge permits for wastewater or sewage in the foregoing paragraph.

Those who engage in any of the following acts that result in serious pollution of the sea or threaten to do so shall immediately adopt measures to prevent, eliminate or mitigate such pollution and shall without delay notify the competent authority and the industry competent authority:
1. Marine discharge;
2. Coastal discharge;
3. Transfer, stacking or disposal of waste;
4. Storage of goods or construction materials from construction sites;
5. Storage of chemicals;
6. Transportation of oil or chemicals;
7. Harbor operations;
8. Other acts announced by the central competent authority as having the potential to cause pollution.
The competent authority may order the marine polluter in the foregoing paragraph to adopt necessary response measures, and when necessary, the competent authority may directly adopt response measures and performing clean-up and disposal work. The marine polluter at issue shall bear responsibility for all expenses generated by response measures, clean-up and disposal.