This Act is formulated in order to establish the Taiwan Institute of Sports Sciences (hereunder “the TISS”) to promote sports science research and its application, and enhance Taiwan’s competitiveness in international sports.

The TISS is a non-departmental public bodies, and its supervisory authority is the Ministry of Education (MOE). The MOE may commission or designate a competent agency to be responsible for overseeing its operations.

The scope of the operations of the TISS is to:
1.Provide outstanding national athletes with training, and sport science support services, health management, and medical care services required for participation in competitions.
2.Collect, analyze and integrate information related to international sports events.
3.Promote sports science research.
4.Undertake sports technology related research and development, technology transfer, and value-added applications to enhance the competitiveness of the sports industry.
5.Advance cooperation and exchanges between domestic and foreign sports science research institutions.
6.Assist the planning for and training of sports science professionals.
7.Disseminate the findings of sports science research for people in Taiwan to make use of.
8.Engage in other activities related to sports science.

Funding for the TISS comes from the following sources:
1.Profit received by the Sports Development Fund from sports lottery issued, and other government budget appropriations and donations (subsidies).
2.Donations from domestic and foreign public and private organizations, groups and individuals.
3.Revenue from commissioned research and services the TISS provides.
4.Other revenue.
The donations referred in Subparagraph 2 of the previous paragraph shall be regarded as donations made to the government.

The TISS shall formulate articles of association, and regulations governing personnel management, its accounting system, internal controls, auditing operations, and other matters. The articles of association and regulations shall be submitted to the supervisory authority for future reference after they have been approved by the board of directors.
The TISS may formulate regulations pertaining to its undertaking of public affairs, as long as such regulations are not in conflict with any existing laws, regulations, or ordinances, and it shall submit the regulations to the supervisory authority for future reference after they have been approved by the board of directors.