The household registration of nationals of the Republic of China(hereinafter referred to as ROC) shall be implemented in accordance with this Act.

The competent authorities in charge of the administration of household registration are the Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as MOI) in the central competent authority, the municipal governments in municipalities, and the county (city) governments in counties (cities).

The household registration shall be made on a household basis.
All members living together in a family or a place under the same household head, or engaging in a joint business shall belong to one household, with the head of the household or the managing person as the head of the household. One who lives independently shall constitute a household with himself/herself as the head of the household. One person cannot be registered in two households.

Household registration as used herein shall mean the following registrations:
1. Registrations of personal status:
(1) Birth registration
(2) Registration of parentage
(3) Adoption and adoption termination registration
(4) Marriage and divorce registration
(5) Registration of legal guardianship
(6) Assistance registration
(7) Registration of exercising responsibility for the rights and obligations of minor children
(8) Registration of death and presumption of death
(9) Registration of Indigenous status and tribe group
2. Initial household registrations
3. Registrations of movement:
(1) Moving-out registration
(2) Moving-in registration
(3) Address alteration registration
4. Household separation (combination) registration
5. Birth place registration
6. Registration according to other laws

The municipal and the county (city) governments shall establish Household Registration Offices to deal with household registrations in the area under the individual Office’s jurisdiction.

The household registration records mentioned in this Act refer to current household registration records, cancelled household registration records, census registration records during the Japanese colonial period, household registration application forms, original household registration records, booklets, cards, and computer storage media.
The current household registration records mentioned in the preceding Paragraph refer to the household registration records of current members and non-current members who previously resided there but moved to a foreign country, died or are presumed dead, and household annulment registration within a household under the same household head. Canceled household registration records refer to the household registration records before the household head alteration.
The format and content of current household registration records, canceled household registration records, and household registration application forms shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.