省縣自治法

省、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、縣轄市）的自治，依本法規定；本法未規定的部分，適用其他法律。

省民、縣(市)民、鄉(鎮、市)民有使用地方公共設施、依法享受地方教育文化與社會福利、依法行使創制複決、依法請求公開地方政府資訊，以及享有其他法律和自治法規賦予的權利。

省民、縣（市）民、鄉（鎮、市）民有三項義務：遵守自治法規、繳納自治稅捐，以及履行其他法律和自治法規所課的義務。

This provision lists the matters that are treated as provincial autonomous matters.

This provision lists the matters treated as county (city)自治事項.

鄉（鎮、市）的自治事項包括選舉罷免、教育文化、衛生環保、農林漁牧礦、交通、財產經營處分、公用事業、觀光、財政稅捐、合作、公益慈善與社會救助及災害防救、社會福利、禮儀民俗及文獻，以及其他依法令賦予的事項。

自治事項有爭議時，由立法院院會議決。

Jointly operated local-government enterprises may set up an organization to run the business after approval by the relevant councils or representative councils.

Elected provincial, county/city, and township/municipality representatives serve four-year terms, may be re-elected, and must take office when the previous term ends.

省議會有權議決多類省級事項；就議決的省法規，原則上要由省政府報中央主管機關轉行政院備查，且不得直接修改。

縣（市）議會有權議決地方規章、預算、特別稅課等事項，並可接受人民請願。

This provision says provinces, counties, cities, townships, county-administered cities, and districts are legal persons, and they must handle local self-government matters and delegated tasks from higher-level governments.

鄉(鎮、市)民代表會可議決多項地方事項；其中第一款規約在特定情況下要先由鄉(鎮、市)公所轉報縣政府備查，且備查時不得直接修改。

省政府、縣（市）政府、鄉（鎮、市）公所應執行地方議會或民代表會的議決案；若延不執行或執行不當，議會可要求說明理由，必要時還可報請自治監督機關協調處理。

地方政府或公所若認為特定議決案難以執行，應在送達後30日內說明理由並送請上級議會覆議；若覆議時有三分之二出席者維持原案，該機關應接受原議決案。

地方政府與議會有總預算案送達、審議、補救與協商的時限，並禁止對預算案提出增加支出的提議。

When reviewing the annual general budget of provinces, counties/cities, and townships/town cities, revenues should be decided separately by source, and expenditures should be decided separately by agency and by function.

省、縣（市）決算案要在會計年度結束後4個月內送交審計機關；審計機關要在送達後3個月內完成審核並提出審核報告。

Certain council resolutions are invalid if they conflict with the specified laws or regulations; the supervising authority must notify that invalidity, and the Judicial Yuan resolves doubts about whether a conflict exists.

省議員、縣（市）議員，以及鄉（鎮、市）民代表，可以互選或罷免各自議會／代表會的正副主席。

在定期會開會時，地方首長應提出施政報告；受邀的業務主管得提出報告；議員與代表有權就其主管業務進行質詢。

議會大會、委員會或小組在需要釐清特定事項時，可以邀請相關首長或業務主管列席說明。

A city may be established in a populated area that is politically, economically, and culturally important and has more than 600,000 people.

會議進行中，省議員、縣（市）議員及鄉（鎮、市）民代表就會議事項的言論和表決，對外不負責任。

在會期內，省議員、縣（市）議員與鄉（鎮、市）民代表，除現行犯外，未經其議會許可，不得被逮捕或拘禁。

省議員、縣（市）議員、鄉（鎮、市）民代表可領研究費必要費用；開會期間也可酌支出席費、交通費及膳食費。

省議員、縣(市)議員、鄉(鎮、市)民代表就職前，原則上要辭去原職，且不得同時兼任多類公職或公立／私立學校專任教師；如未辭職，就職時視同辭職，並由自治監督機關通知其服務機關辦理解職或解聘。

This provision assigns who drafts and approves organization rules for provincial, county/city, and township councils/representative assemblies, and requires post-approval filing with the Examination Yuan.

This article sets out the provincial governor system: the governor is elected by the people, serves a four-year term with one immediate re-election, and must take office when the prior term ends.

A county/city government has one county/city head, who is elected by county/city residents, serves a four-year term, may be re-elected once, and must take office when the previous term ends.

鄉、鎮、市公所設鄉、鎮、市長一人，由當地民眾依法選舉；任期四年，得連任一次。山地鄉鄉長限山地原住民。

市轄區公所設區長一人，由法定方式任用，並受市長命令綜理區政、指揮監督所屬人員。

村、里長由村、里民依法選舉；任期四年，得連任。若兩次受理登記都沒有候選人，鄉（鎮、市、區）公所得遴聘符合候選資格的村、里民，任期只到本屆結束。

A county-administered city may be established for a densely populated area that meets the listed economic, financial, transport, facility, and population conditions.

村、里長要接受鄉（鎮、市、區）長的指揮監督，並辦理村、里公務和交辦事項。

村、里應召集村、里民大會；其實施辦法由省政府訂定。

This provision sets who drafts local government organization rules and when they must be approved or filed for reference.

This provision lists the categories of provincial revenue.

This provision lists the types of income that count as county/city income.

This provision lists the revenue sources of a township, town, or city.

各級政府統籌分配稅款的比例，依財政收支劃分法辦理；省分配給所屬縣（市）的比例，須經省議會決議。

省、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）的收入與支出，以及地方稅和地方政府規費的範圍與徵收方式，都要依相關法律辦理；未經法律規定的地方政府規費，還要經民意機關決議才能徵收。

省、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）應維持適度自有財源比例；稅課收入佔年度歲出預算的比例也應維持適度比例。

省、縣（市）與鄉（鎮、市）政府的公債或借款未償餘額，不得超過法定比例。

The provision states which local administrative bodies are established for provinces, counties/cities, townships/cities, districts, and villages/neighborhoods.

自治監督機關應對財力較差的地方政府酌予補助；對財力較優的地方政府，可以取得協助金。

中央不得把本應由自己負擔的經費轉嫁給地方自治團體。

鄉（鎮、市）應努力發展公共造產以增加財源；省、縣可以對其公共造產提供補助，且補助辦法由省、縣訂定。

省、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）應設置公庫；其代理機關由省政府或縣（市）政府擬定，並分別經省議會或縣（市）議會核定。

中央與地方監督機關可依條件撤銷、變更、廢止或停止地方機關的執行，但在司法院解釋前不得先行處置。

地方政府未依法辦理應辦事項時，自治監督機關可以先命其限期辦理；逾期仍不辦的，還可以代行處理，緊急時也可直接代行處理。

When jurisdictional authority disputes arise between provinces, municipalities, counties, or townships, the respective local supervisory authority resolves them.

Certain local elected officials must be removed from office if one of the listed conditions applies.

Certain provincial, county/city, and township/mayor officials must be suspended by the competent autonomous supervisory authority if specified criminal, warrant, or detention conditions are met.

If certain local representative vacancies reach specified thresholds, a by-election must be held; if the remaining term is under one year, no by-election is held.

This provision assigns the supervising authority for provincial, county/city, and township/city self-government.

Certain local office vacancies must be filled by by-election, unless the remaining term is under one year. The by-election winner must take office within 10 days after the announcement.

When certain local and provincial offices reach the end of a term or become vacant, re-election or by-election should be held; if there is a special accident, the process may be delayed.

If the next election is postponed under the previous article, the current term is extended based on the actual facts; if a vacancy arises during the extended term, it is left unfilled and no by-election is held.

This provision defines “去職” as including撤職, 解除職務, and 罷免.

For a province with incomplete jurisdiction, the Executive Yuan sets the organization of its council and government.

Before related regulations are enacted or amended, the existing regulations keep applying after this law takes effect.

This provision says the law takes effect on the date of publication and becomes void if it is not amended within one year after administrative regions and levels are rearranged.

Provinces, counties (cities), townships (towns, cities, districts), and villages/neighborhoods must be established, abolished, or have their areas changed according to law.

地方政府或公所變更所在地時，須先經各該議會或代表會通過，再報自治監督機關備查；在議會或代表會尚未成立前，自治監督機關可核定臨時辦公處所。

People of the Republic of China who are registered as residing in a province, county/city, or township/town/city area are classified as the corresponding provincial, county/city, or township/town/city residents.

Chapter 1: General Provisions.

Chapter heading for the rights and duties of residents of provinces, counties (cities), and townships (cities).

Chapter heading: 自治事項.

This chapter is titled “Autonomous Organizations.”

This section is a heading for the provincial council, county/city council, and township/city representative assembly.

This section is titled “Provincial government, county/city government, and township/town/city district office.”

This chapter is titled “自治財政” (autonomous finance).

This chapter is titled “Autonomy Supervision.”

This provision is a chapter heading: “Chapter 7 — Supplementary Provisions.”