Chapter IV: Penalties
Article 27
People violating article 24 by running market business without permission shall be subject to immediate closure or debarment and the person in charge or the land or building owner shall be liable for a fine of NT$10,000 to NT$50,000. For continuous operation after disciplinary action, the person in charge or the land or building owner shall be liable for a fine of NT$50,000 to NT$250,000; a repeated disciplinary action and penalty shall be imposed each time until closure of the business.
Article 28
For failure to purchase public liability insurance, renew the insurance as due, or withdraw the insurance without just reason which violates paragraph 1 of article 7, the market self-governance organization or management committee shall be liable for a fine of NT$10,000 to NT$50,000 and subject to purchasing insurance by a deadline. For failure to purchase insurance by the deadline, a repeated disciplinary action and penalty shall be imposed each time until the insurance is purchased.
Article 29
The stall (store) user in the public market violating one of paragraphs 1 to 6 of article 16 shall be subject to the punishment imposed by the industry competent authority, as well as required to make corrections by a deadline pursuant to the order of the competent authority of the public market. For failure to make corrections by the deadline, the punishment of closing the business for three to seven days shall be enforced. The contract will be terminated and the stall (store) will be recalled if the user has been punished with closure of business three times in a year.
Article 30
The stall (store) user in the public market violating one of paragraphs 7 to 13 of article 16 shall be subject to make corrections by a deadline pursuant to the order of the competent authority of the public market. For failure to make corrections by the deadline, the punishment of closing the business for one to three days shall be applied. A repeated disciplinary action and penalty shall be imposed each time until the correction is made.
Article 31
The competent authority of the public market shall consider the stall (store) user who violates paragraph 1 of article 19 as failing to establish self-governance organization by a deadline. The contract will be terminated and the stall (store) will be recalled if the self-governance organization is not established by the deadline.
Article 32
The stall (store) user in the private market who evades, obstructs or denies to organize a management committee, thus violating paragraph 1 of article 25, will be subject to immediate closure or debarment. For continuous operation after disciplinary action, a fine of NT$1,000 to NT$5,000 shall be applied and correction is required; a repeated disciplinary action and penalty of NT$2,000 to NT$10,000 shall be imposed each time until the correction is made.
Article 33
The stall (store) user in the private market violating one of paragraphs 3 to 11 of article 16 shall be subject to the punishment imposed by the industry competent authority and have to make corrections by a deadline pursuant to the order of the competent authority of the public market. For failure to make corrections by the deadline, the punishment of closing the business for three to seven days shall be enforced. A repeated disciplinary action and penalty shall be imposed each time until the correction is made.