Unless otherwise provided for in the Statute, a male citizen in the Substitute Services is entitled to the following rights:
1. Reserving school accreditation in case of a student, reserving the vacancy and seniority in case of an employee.
2. Being granted official seal of absence when taking part in a government-sponsored examination.
3. Being granted concession rate for public transportation, admission to public theaters or such public entertainment facilities.
4. Government subsidy when his family dependent(s) is (are) having difficulty in family finance.
5. Being granted pension once from the competent authorities after promulgation of illness, injury, physical or mental disability or death occurring throughout the service period.
6. Treated as decommissioned military officer or soldier, applying for placement assistances in accordance with the provisions of the Statute on the Assistance for Decommissioned Military Officers and Soldiers when he encounters difficulty in living and needs long-term medical care or hospice after discharge from the services due to illness, injury or physical or mental disability caused by official business; the granting of pension, nursing allowance and support shall be conducted by the competent authorities. However, this does not apply to the male citizens in the R&D Substitute Services or Industry Training Substitute Servicein the third stage.
7. The government undertakes the funeral affairs if he dies on duty.
8. His family dependent(s) may be entitled to medication subsidy in line with the equivalent terms for regular serviceman.
9. Being granted nursing pension from the competent authorities when his illness or injury has not been recovered upon expiration of service period and the medical treatment is continued with the approval of the competent authorities.
The regulations governing the operation procedure, preferential treatment, subsidy, nursing care, support and other matters related to the rights of citizens in the Substitute Services as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated by the competent authorities and submitted to the Executive Yuan for approval.
The recognition procedure for the application of placement assistance for illness, injury or physical or mental disability caused by official business as referred to in Subparagraph of Paragraph 1 shall be determined by the competent authorities in concert with the competent authorities in charge of related affairs.

A male citizen having satisfactorily completed the Substitute Services is entitled to the following privileges:
1. The seniority accumulated in the Substitute Services may be counted according to law when shifting to civil services.
2. The privilege as set forth in Article 4 of Equivalent Accreditation Statute Governing Reservists when Shifting to Civil Services in the event that a male citizen in the Substitute Services participates in the Civil Servant Examinations after he is injured in line of duty and no longer competent to the Services.
3. The privilege as set forth in Regulations for Privileges to Retired Servicemen in senior high schools or higher educational institutions Entrance Examinations for Colleges or Higher Education for added scores which are applicable mutatis mutandis when he participates in senior high schools or higher educational institutions examinations to enter or to transfer to a college or higher education except the case for a graduate student or post-bachelor student.

The dependent(s) of a male citizen in the Substitute Services shall have the privileges set forth in Clause 4 of Paragraph 1 of Article 20 terminated if meeting any of the following:
1. Where renouncing the Republic of China nationality.
2. Where serving a jail term.
3. Where being wanted for arrest or under search.
4. Where divorcing his/her spouse, where his/her child reaches adulthood or gets married.
5. Where being adopted as an adopted child.

In case a male citizen in the Substitute Services or bereaved family member holds consolation (relief) order, the provisions set forth in Clauses 3 and 4 of Paragraph 1 of Article 20 are applicable mutatis mutandis during the period while the consolation (relief) order remains valid.
The provisions set forth in the Privilege Statute in Tuition Fees for Bereaved Family Members of the Government Employees & Armed Forces are applicable mutatis mutandis to a bereaved family member defined in the preceding paragraph.

The male citizens in the Substitute Services shall be subject to the following obligations:
1. Oath to pledge loyalty to the Republic of China.
2. Compliance with the laws and ordinances of the government.
3. Non-disclosure obligations on public duties even after discharge from the Substitute Services.
4. Compliance with the service management regulations and orders formulated by the competent authorities, demanding organizations, served organizations and user organizations.
5. No moonlighting or concurrent profit-oriented services throughout the Substitute Services period.

The male citizens in the General Substitute Services, R&D Substitute Services and Industry Training Substitute Service in the first stage may ask for leave due to marriage, funeral, disease or other due reasons; the regulations governing the leaves shall be determined by the competent authorities.

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To leave the country during the service period, a male citizen in the Substitute Services shall obtain the approval from the competent authorities; the regulations governing the application and examination procedures, the times, period and limits of approval, and other related matters shall be determined by the competent authorities.