This act is enacted to improve the proper land use and the environment in rural community.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, other relevant laws are applied.

The term “ competent authority” as used in this Act means Ministry of Interior, at the central govern level; the government of the special municipality at the special municipality level; and the county / city government at the county / city level.

The term ” rural community” as used in this Act means the rural district designed by non-urban land use zoning under Regional Plan Law, country village, and the aborigine village.
The rural community in the preceding paragraph shall be broadened its area for regional development or increasing public facilities in necessity.

The metropolitan or the county / city competent authority should establish Rural Community Land Readjustment Commission for transacting the arrangements of Country Community Land Readjustment. Rural community shall establish Rural Community Renewal Coordination Commission to assist the arrangements of rural community renewal, the coordination and the maintenance of land readjustment. The organization of Rural Community Renewal Coordination Commission is formulated and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior jointly with the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan and the Council of Indigenous People.
The Rural Community Renewal Coordination Commission shall invite the experts and scholars to planning and consulting.