Provincial governments shall carry out the following under the supervision of the Executive Yuan:
1. Supervision of self-government matters in counties/cities.
2. Administrative affairs of the provincial government.
3. Other duties as prescribed by law or as commissioned by the Executive Yuan.

Provincial governments shall exercise power through a provincial commission composed of nine (9) members. A governor shall be appointed from among these specially appointed members who, when handling provincial government affairs, shall serve concurrently both as the governor and as a member of the commission. The other members of the commission shall serve without remuneration, shall be nominated by the Premier and shall be appointed by the President.

The provincial consultative council provides counsel and recommendations for reform that are related to provincial government affairs.

Members of the provincial consultative council shall serve a three-year term and shall not receive remuneration. The number of council members shall be determined by the Executive Yuan on the basis of the area and constituent population of the jurisdiction and the needs of the provincial government operations. The council shall be composed of not less than five (5) and not more than twenty-nine (29) members; a chairperson who shall be in charge of council affairs shall be appointed from among the members of the council. Council members shall be nominated by the Premier and shall be appointed by the President.

The Executive Yuan shall incorporate the budgets of provincial governments and provincial consultative councils into the general budget of the central government; budget formulation and implementation shall be handled in accordance with the Budget Act, Financial Statement Act, National Treasury Act, and other relevant laws.

The organizational regulations of provincial governments and provincial consultative councils shall be formulated by the Executive Yuan.