Note: In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of this Act, the Chinese text shall govern.
Promulgated on 12 September 1946 by government decree.
Amendment promulgated on 30 December 1955 by Presidential Decree.
Full text (16 articles) promulgated on 19 June 1965 by Presidential Decree.
Amendment to Article 2 promulgated on 27 November 1978 by Presidential Decree. 
Amendments to Articles 2, 8 and 9 promulgated on 30 December 1989 by Presidential Decree. 
Amendment to Article 2 promulgated on 30 January 1993 by Presidential Decree. 
Deletion of Article 14 promulgated on 30 July 1993 by Presidential Decree.
Amendment to Article 2-1 promulgated on 30th December, 2009 by Presidential Decree.
Article 3 to 5, 9, 9-1, 9-2 and 11 amended, and Article 13 deleted on 29 December 2010 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Yi 09900353421.
Amendment to Article 2-1 promulgated on 30th December, 2016 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Yi 10500165221.
Addendum to Article 2-2 promulgated on 26 April, 2017 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Yi 10600050391.
Amendment to Article 2-2 promulgated on 27th April, 2018 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Yi 10700047611.
Amendments to Article 2-2 and 3 promulgated on 29th December, 2021 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Jing 11000116321.
Amendments to Article 2-3, 3, 11, and 16 promulgated on 10th May, 2023 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Jing 11200038311.(Article 2-3 and 3 amended on 21 April 2023 shall become effective six months after the promulgation)
Amendments to Article 2-2 and 12 promulgated on 2nd January, 2025 by Presidential Decree No. Hua-Tsung-1-Jing 11300128651.