行政程序法

This provision states the law’s purpose: to guide administrative action by fairness, openness, and democratic procedure, uphold administration according to law, protect people’s rights, improve administrative efficiency, and increase public trust.

行政機關行使裁量權時，不得超出法定範圍，並應符合授權目的。

Written administrative dispositions must be delivered to the addressee and any known interested persons; non-written dispositions must be notified or otherwise made known by appropriate means.

If an administrative disposition contains an obvious writing, calculation, or similar error, the issuing agency may correct it at any time or on application.

行政機關作成限制或剝奪人民自由或權利的行政處分前，原則上應先給處分相對人陳述意見的機會。

行政機關在列舉的八種情況下，可以不給當事人陳述意見的機會。

When giving a person a chance to present their views, the administrative agency must give written notice listing specified matters; it may also use oral notice and must record the refusal to sign or seal if that happens.

提出陳述書時，行政處分相對人應作事實及法律陳述；利害關係人也可以提出陳述書，但要說明自己的利害關係。

相關人可以在法定期限內用口頭陳述代替書面陳述；行政機關要做紀錄，讓陳述人確認，並在必要時更正。

行政機關在法規明文要求，或其認為有必要時，應舉行聽證。

An administrative agency making a disposition after a hearing must consider the hearing results, and the disposition must be in writing and notify the party.

If a person challenges an administrative disposition made under the preceding article, the administrative remedy procedure is exempt from the appeal and its prior procedure.

This article says an administrative agency’s jurisdiction is set by its organic regulations or other administrative laws, and certain authorities may announce jurisdiction changes when those rules change.

This provision says when different kinds of administrative dispositions become effective, when they keep their effect, and that invalid dispositions have no effect from the start.

An administrative disposition is void if any of the listed defects applies.

If part of an administrative disposition is invalid, the rest remains effective; if the disposition cannot stand without the invalid part, the whole disposition is invalid.

行政機關可以依職權確認行政處分無效；在行政處分相對人或利害關係人有正當理由請求時，處分機關應確認該處分是有效或無效。

Certain procedural defects in an administrative disposition may be cured, except for cases that are void under Article 111.

If an administrative disposition violates territorial jurisdiction rules, the original disposition does not need to be revoked when the competent authority would still make the same disposition for the case, except where the disposition is void under Article 111, item 6.

行政機關可以把違法行政處分轉換成其他具相同實質及程序要件的行政處分，但有三種情況不得轉換；轉換前原則上還要先給當事人表示意見的機會。

After the statutory remedy period ends, the original agency may revoke an unlawful administrative disposition in whole or in part, and its superior authority may also do so.

違法行政處分被撤銷後，原則上自始失效；但為公益或避免受益人財產損失，撤銷機關可另定失效日期。

受益人在詐欺、脅迫、賄賂、提供不正確或不完整資料，或明知（或重大過失不知）行政處分違法時，其信賴不受保護。

If territorial jurisdiction cannot be determined under the previous paragraph, it must be determined in the order listed here.

撤銷授予利益的違法行政處分後，若受益人沒有前條所列的不受信賴保護情形且因此受有財產損失，撤銷機關應給予合理補償；補償額不得高於處分若繼續存在時可得的利益。

The revocation right must be exercised within two years after the original agency or its superior agency learns of the revocation cause.

原處分機關可以依職權撤銷不屬於授予利益的合法行政處分，全部或一部都可以，但有例外。

原處分機關可以依職權，對授予利益的合法行政處分全部或一部廢止。

The repeal of the preceding article must be carried out within two years after the reason for repeal arises.

A revoked lawful administrative disposition loses effect from the time of revocation or a later time set by the revoking authority; if revocation is caused by the beneficiary’s failure to perform a burden, it may lose effect retroactively.

If the original authority revokes a lawful administrative disposition granting a benefit, it must provide reasonable compensation for the beneficiary’s property loss caused by reliance on that disposition.

If a benefit-granting administrative disposition is revoked, annulled, conditionally lapses retroactively, or is declared invalid, the beneficiary must return what was received.

After the appeal period ends, an interested party or the original counterparty may ask the administrative agency to revoke, annul, or change an administrative disposition if one of the listed conditions is met.

If the administrative authority finds the application justified, it must revoke, abolish, or change the original disposition; if the application is unjustified, or the original disposition is still considered proper, it must dismiss the application.

When multiple agencies have jurisdiction over the same matter, the agency that accepted the case first has jurisdiction; if that order cannot be determined, the agencies must agree; if they cannot agree or unified jurisdiction is needed, a common superior agency designates jurisdiction.

行政機關在行政處分撤銷、廢止確定或失效後，若有必要收回已發給的證書或物品，可以命所有人或占有人返還；所有人或占有人也可以請求先作註銷標示再發還，但在無法作成或標示不明顯且不能持續時，不適用。

公法上請求權原則上會因不行使而消滅：請求權人是行政機關時為5年，請求權人是人民時為10年；法律另有規定者例外。

If an administrative disposition becomes retroactively ineffective because it is revoked, abolished, or for another reason, any limitation period that had already been interrupted is treated as not interrupted from the time the disposition becomes ineffective.

A limitation period interrupted by an administrative disposition starts running again after that disposition can no longer be revoked or otherwise loses effect.

因行政處分而中斷時效的請求權，在行政處分不得訴請撤銷後，如果原有時效期間不到五年，重行起算的時效期間為五年。

Public-law legal relations may be created, changed, or ended by contract, unless their nature or a law/regulation forbids contracting.

行政機關在相關事實或法律關係經職權調查仍無法確定時，為達成行政目的並解決爭執，可以與人民和解並締結行政契約，以代替行政處分。

行政機關與人民訂行政契約、彼此都有給付義務時，契約內容必須符合特定用途、職務需要、以及雙方給付相當且有正當關聯等要求。

If an administrative contract party is a person and selection or another competitive process is required, the administrative agency must first publish the required qualifications and decision procedure, and must give competitors a chance to comment before deciding.

行政契約的締結原則上應以書面為之；如果其他法規另有規定，則依該規定。

When administrative agencies dispute jurisdiction, the common superior authority decides; if there is none, the superior authorities decide by agreement.

If performance of an administrative contract would infringe a third party’s rights, it takes effect only with that third party’s written consent. A contract made in place of an administrative disposition also takes effect only if the required approving authority approves, consents, or joins in handling it.

行政契約在兩種情況下無效：依準用民法規定的結果為無效時，或違反第135條但書或第138條規定時。

An administrative contract that substitutes for an administrative disposition is invalid if any of the listed conditions applies.

If part of an administrative contract is invalid, the whole contract is invalid; but if the parties would still have made the contract without that part, the remaining parts stay valid.

If one party to an administrative contract is a person, the administrative agency may provide necessary guidance or assistance for the other party’s performance, using the method agreed in writing.

人民一方的行政契約，若締約後因契約機關所屬公法人其他機關在契約外行使公權力，造成履約費用增加或其他不可預期損失，得向締約機關請求補償；締約機關要以書面說明理由決定，並且請求須在知悉損失後一年內提出。

行政機關在為了防止或排除對公益的重大危害時，可以在必要範圍內調整或終止行政契約，但必須先補償相對人的財產損失，且相關決定要以書面說明理由。

After an administrative contract is signed, a party may ask for a reasonable change if major unforeseen circumstances make the original deal unfair; if it cannot be changed, the party may terminate the contract.

An administrative contract that includes voluntary enforcement can be used by the creditor as an enforcement title if the debtor does not pay. Certain approvals are required for contracts involving a central administrative agency, a local government administrative agency, or entrusted matters.

Administrative contracts are governed by related Civil Code rules for matters not covered by this Act.

行政機關可以依法規委任所屬下級機關，或在業務需要時委託不相隸屬的行政機關，執行其部分權限；並且要公告委任或委託事項及法規依據，且刊登於政府公報或新聞紙。

This provision defines a “regulation order” and says it must state the legal basis for its authorization and stay within that authorization’s scope and legislative purpose.

行政機關制定法規命令時，原則上要依本法規定的程序辦理；涉及軍事、外交或其他重大且關係國家機密或安全的事項，以及法律另有規定的，適用例外。

人民或團體可以提議制定法規命令；提出提議時，應以書面說明目的、依據、理由，並附具相關資料。

受理前條提議的行政機關要依情況分別處理：不屬主管事項的，移送；依法不能用法規命令規定或不必訂定法規命令的，附理由通知原提議者；有必要訂定法規命令的，開始研擬草案。

行政機關擬訂法規命令時，原則上應先在政府公報或新聞紙公告；若情況緊急、顯然無法事先公告周知，則例外不必先公告。

行政機關在訂定法規命令時，得依職權舉行聽證。

When an administrative agency holds a hearing to make regulations, it must publish notice in the government gazette or a newspaper and include the listed items.

法規命令在依法需要上級機關核定時，必須先核定後才可發布；數機關會同訂定的法規命令，依法需要上級機關或共同上級機關核定時，也必須先核定後才可會銜發布；發布時應刊登政府公報或新聞紙。

A regulation order is invalid if it conflicts with the Constitution, laws, or a superior authority’s order, if it restricts people’s freedom or rights without legal authorization, or if required approval was not obtained.

This provision defines “administrative rules” as general, abstract internal rules issued by a higher authority or supervisor for internal order and operations, without direct external legal effect.

行政機關可依法規把部分權限委託民間團體或個人辦理；委託事項與法規依據要公告並刊登，除另有約定外，費用由行政機關負擔。

行政規則應下達給下級機關或屬官；行政機關訂定特定行政規則時，首長應簽署，並登載政府公報發布。

Validly issued administrative rules bind the issuing agency, its subordinate agencies, and officials.

The original issuing authority may repeal an administrative rule.

“Administrative plan” means a plan or design made in advance by an administrative agency about the methods, steps, or measures needed to achieve a specific purpose or conception within a future period.

Certain administrative plans must go through public notice and hearing procedures, and the Executive Yuan separately sets the procedures for drafting, deciding, revising, and abandoning them.

This provision defines “administrative guidance” as actions by an administrative agency, within its authority or assigned matters, used to seek a specific person’s act or omission through advice, assistance, recommendation, or other non-binding methods.

When an administrative agency gives administrative guidance, it must pay attention to the purpose of the relevant regulations and must not abuse that guidance. If the other party clearly refuses the guidance, the agency must stop immediately and must not use that refusal as a basis for unfavorable treatment.

行政機關進行行政指導時，應告知目的、內容和負責指導者；在相對人請求交付文書時，原則上應以書面方式為之，但行政上有特別困難者除外。

People may submit petitions to the competent authority about administrative reform suggestions, inquiries about administrative rules, reporting administrative misconduct, or protecting administrative rights and interests.

The receiving agency may take a petition in writing or orally; if it is oral, the agency must make a record, read it aloud or let the petitioner review it, and then get the petitioner’s signature or seal.

行政機關應主動調查事件是否有管轄權；如果認為自己沒有管轄權，應立即移送有管轄權的機關並通知當事人。

行政機關處理人民陳情時，應訂作業規定並指派人員迅速、確實處理；如陳情有保密必要，受理機關在處理時不得公開。

受理機關在認為陳情有理由時，應採取適當措施；認為無理由時，應通知陳情人並說明理由。若重要內容不明確或有疑義，受理機關得通知陳情人補充。

受理機關在收到本不屬於其處理的陳情時，應告知陳情人；如認為適當，也應立即移送其他機關並通知陳情人。

機關遇到符合特定情形的人民陳情案，可以不予處理。

當事人或利害關係人對行政程序中的決定或處置不服時，原則上只能在對實體決定表示不服時一併提出。

本法施行前，行政機關依中央法規標準法第七條訂定的、需要法律依據的命令，必須在本法施行後二年內修正或重新訂定，否則失效。

This provision states when the law takes effect and when amended provisions take effect.

行政機關因法規或事實變更而失去管轄權時，應把案件移送有管轄權的機關，並通知當事人；若當事人及有管轄權機關同意，原管轄機關也可以繼續處理。

Administrative agencies must help each other within their powers, and requests for help are generally to be made in writing unless there is an emergency.

This provision defines “administrative procedure,” “administrative agency,” and treats entrusted persons or groups as an administrative agency within the scope of the entrustment.

This article defines who counts as a “party” under the Act.

The provision lists who has party capacity in administrative procedure.

This provision lists who has capacity to act in administrative procedure and says people without that capacity must act through a legal representative.

If an administrative procedure will affect a third party’s rights or legal interests, the administrative agency may notify that third party to participate as a party.

當事人原則上可以委任代理人處理行政程序，但有例外；每位當事人委任的代理人不得超過三人。

If there are two or more agents, each may act separately for the party. An agent may also appoint a sub-agent with the principal’s consent.

代理權不因本人死亡、喪失行政程序行為能力，或法定代理及行政機關變更、裁併而消滅。

共同利益的多數當事人可以選出一到五人代表全體進行行政程序；行政機關也可在逾期未選定時依職權指定。

When there are two or more selected or designated parties, each may act alone for all of the administrative procedure.

共同利益的當事人，在已選定或經指定當事人後，仍可更換或增減；行政機關在必要時也可就其指定的當事人作同樣處理。

行政機關原則上在為行政行為時，應依本法規定辦理，但法律另有規定者除外。

當事人變更或行政機關指定、變更當事人時，原則上都要以書面通知相關對象；通知有困難時，行政機關可用公告代替。

當事人或代理人經行政機關許可，可以帶輔佐人到場；必要時，行政機關也可命其帶輔佐人到場。

Public officials in administrative proceedings must recuse themselves when any of the listed conflict situations applies.

當事人可以申請公務員迴避；申請時要說明原因和事實。被申請的公務員可提出意見書，申請被駁回後可在五日內向上級機關覆決。

行政程序原則上由行政機關依職權決定開始；但如法律另有開始義務，或當事人已依法提出申請，則不在此限。

申請人原則上可以書面或口頭向行政機關提出申請；口頭申請時，機關要做紀錄、唸給申請人聽或讓其閱覽，確認無誤後由申請人簽名或蓋章。

行政機關應依職權調查證據，不得受當事人主張拘束，並應同時注意對當事人有利及不利的事項。

當事人得在行政程序中自行提出證據，也可以向行政機關申請調查事實及證據；行政機關認為沒有調查必要時，可以不調查，但要在第四十三條理由中說明。

行政機關調查事實及證據，必要時可以據實製作書面紀錄。

行政機關在調查事實與證據需要時，可以書面通知相關人陳述意見；通知書並應載明詢問目的、時間、地點、是否可委託他人到場，以及不到場的效果。

Administrative acts are bound by law and general legal principles.

行政機關在為調查事實與證據所必要時，可以要求當事人或第三人提出必要的文書、資料或物品。

行政機關可以選任適當的人進行鑑定；若採書面鑑定，必要時也可以通知鑑定人到場說明。

行政機關為了查明事實，可以實施勘驗；勘驗時原則上應通知當事人到場，但無法通知時不在此限。

行政機關作成處分或其他行政行為時，應考量全部陳述與調查所得的事實與證據，依論理及經驗法則判斷事實真偽，並把決定與理由告知當事人。

This provision is deleted.

Provision deleted.

當事人或利害關係人得向行政機關申請閱覽、抄寫、複印或攝影資料或卷宗；行政機關原則上不得拒絕，但有列舉例外。當事人也可就自身記載有錯誤者，提出事實證明請求更正。

公務員原則上不得在行政程序外與當事人或其利益代表接觸；如確有接觸，須把書面往來文件附卷並公開，非書面接觸則要製作書面紀錄。

This provision sets rules for counting time periods, including when counting starts and how to handle period end dates that fall on weekends or holidays.

以掛號郵寄向行政機關提出、且屬法規所依據的申請時，以交郵當日的郵戳日期為準。

Administrative act content must be clear.

申請人因天災或其他不可歸責事由錯過法定期間時，可在原因消滅後10日內申請回復原狀；若原法定期間少於10日，則可在相同日數內申請。

Administrative agencies must announce processing periods for citizen applications by category unless another rule applies; if no period is set, the period is two months.

行政程序的一般費用由行政機關負擔；但若費用是專為當事人或利害關係人利益支出，則例外。

證人和鑑定人可以向行政機關請求法定日費、旅費；鑑定人也可以請求相當報酬。這些費用和報酬還可以請求行政機關先行酌給。

When a hearing is held under this Act or other regulations, this section applies.

行政機關在舉行聽證前，必須書面記載指定事項，通知當事人及其他已知利害關係人；如有必要，也要公告。

行政機關可以變更聽證期日或場所，但必須有正當理由；變更後，還要依前條規定通知並公告。

聽證由行政機關首長或其指定人員主持；必要時，律師、相關專業人員或其他熟諳法令之人員可在場協助。

行政機關在認為必要、且為使聽證順利進行時，可以在聽證期日前舉行預備聽證；預備聽證進行時必須作成紀錄。

聽證原則上應公開並以言詞進行；在特定情形下，主持人可以決定全部或一部不公開。

Administrative acts must not treat people differently unless there is a justifiable reason.

聽證開始時，主持人或其指定的人要先說明案由與事件內容要旨。

At a hearing, a party may state views and submit evidence, and may question certain designated persons only with the host’s consent.

主持人應以中立公正立場主持聽證，並可在聽證中行使多項程序性職權。

If a party thinks the presiding officer’s action during a hearing is illegal or improper, the party may object immediately. The presiding officer must cancel the original action if the objection has merit, or reject the objection if it does not.

聽證要製作聽證紀錄；紀錄可用錄音錄影輔助，並涉及當場簽名、事後閱覽、以及對記載異議的更正或註明。

When the moderator considers the parties’ views fully stated and the matter ready for decision, the hearing must be ended immediately.

行政機關在聽證終結後、決定作成前，若認為必要，得再舉行聽證。

除非另有法規規定，送達由行政機關依職權為之。

行政機關可以自行送達文書，或交由郵政機關送達；郵政送達原則上用一般郵遞，但內容對人民權利義務有重大影響時，應以掛號辦理。

This provision sets who must receive service of documents: for a person lacking administrative capacity, service goes to their legal representative; for an agency, legal person, or unincorporated group, service goes to its representative or manager.

Administrative actions must use methods that help achieve the purpose, choose the least harmful effective method when several are available, and avoid harm that is clearly out of balance with the intended benefit.

If service is made on a foreign legal person or organization with an office or place of business in the Republic of China, it must be served on its representative or manager in the Republic of China.

If an administrative case representative’s authority to receive service is unrestricted, the administrative agency must serve the representative; if the agency considers it necessary, it may instead serve the party directly.

Documents are to be served at the recipient’s residence, office, or place of business; in some situations they may instead be served at the place where the person is met.

送達時若在應送達處所找不到應受送達人，可以把文書交給有辨別事理能力的同居人、受雇人或收件人員；若相關人員無正當理由拒收，也可以把文書留置在應送達處所完成送達。

不能依前二條送達時，可以把文書寄存於送達地的地方自治或警察機關；若由郵政機關送達，也可以寄存於送達地郵政機關。寄存機關收到文書後，應保存三個月。

行政機關得就不特定人的送達，以公告，或刊登政府公報或新聞紙來代替送達。

A serving officer may make a service certificate when needed, record the listed items and sign it.

When a party applies to an administrative authority to serve a third party, the authority must notify the party whether service was made or could not be made.

行政機關在特定情形下，可以依申請或依職權，改採公示送達。

If public service has already been made under the preceding article, and the same party still needs public service, it is done ex officio.

Administrative acts must be carried out in good faith and must protect the public’s legitimate and reasonable reliance.

行政機關在公示送達時，應保管送達文書並在公告欄張貼公告；也可以把文書或其節本刊登在政府公報或報紙上。

This provision sets when service by publication becomes effective in different situations.

如果屬於公示送達，行政機關應製作記載原因與年月日時的證書並附卷。

行政機關在特定情況下應向指定的送達代收人送達文書；必要時也可命收件人限期指定代收人，並在未配合時改用掛號郵寄，交付郵政機關時視為送達。

Delivery may not be made on Sundays or other rest days, or before sunrise or after sunset, except in the cases stated in the text.

如果不能送達，送達人要製作載明原因的報告書，送交行政機關附卷，並把應送達的文書繳回。

If service is to be made in a foreign country or overseas, the document should be served through the competent authority of that country or through a ROC embassy, consulate, or other institution or organization there; if that cannot be done, it may be sent by postal double registered mail and the return receipt filed with the case.

對於在外國的中華民國大使、公使、領事或其他駐外人員送達文件時，應囑託外交部辦理。

If service is being made on a soldier serving in the army or on a warship, it must be entrusted to the competent military authority or commander.

If service is to be made to a person in a detention facility, it should be entrusted to that facility’s head to carry out.

Administrative agencies must pay attention to both favorable and unfavorable circumstances of the parties in the relevant administrative procedure.

在對有治外法權人的住居所或事務所送達時，可以囑託外交部辦理。

Administrative agencies must file the notice when the entrusted agency or civil servant has been notified that service was made or cannot be made.

行政機關對公法上具體事件所作的決定或其他公權力措施，如對外直接發生法律效果，屬於行政處分。

An administrative agency may add ancillary conditions to an administrative disposition when it has discretionary power. Without discretion, it may do so only if a law expressly allows it or if the condition is needed to ensure a required legal element is fulfilled.

A proviso attached to the preceding article must not go against the purpose of the administrative disposition and must have a proper, reasonable connection to that purpose.

行政處分除非另有法定要式規定，原則上可用書面、口頭或其他方式作成；若是非書面方式，且相對人或利害關係人有正當理由要求書面，處分機關不得拒絕。

書面行政處分必須記載指定事項，並載明救濟方法、期間與受理機關。

Written administrative dispositions may omit reasons in certain listed situations.

If the agency gives the wrong appeal period, it must correct it by notice, and the legal period runs from the day after notice is served.

如果因機關未告知或告知錯誤，當事人把不服聲明送到沒有管轄權的機關，該機關應在10日內移送有管轄權的機關，並通知當事人。

Chapter 1 is titled “General Provisions.”

This chapter is about administrative dispositions.

This chapter is titled “Formation of administrative dispositions.”

This is a section heading for “Statements and Hearings.”

Section heading: the effect of administrative dispositions.

This section is titled “Jurisdiction.”

This provision is a chapter heading for “Administrative Contracts.”

This chapter is titled “Regulations and administrative rules.”

This provision is a chapter heading for “Administrative Plans.”

This chapter is titled “Administrative Guidance.”

Chapter 7: Petitions.

This provision is a chapter heading for Chapter 8, "Supplementary Provisions."

This is a section heading labeled “Laws.”

Section heading: “Parties.”

This is a section heading for “Avoidance/Recusal.”

This section is titled “Commencement of Procedure.”

This is a section heading for investigating facts and evidence.

This section is titled “Information Disclosure.”

This chapter concerns dates and time periods.

Section heading: Fees.

Section heading: Hearing procedure.

This chapter is about service/delivery.