When any national shipping agency or any branch office of a foreign shipping agency applies for issuance of shipping agency permit, it shall pay apermit fee of NT$ 36,000.
When applying for replacement or renewal of a permit,it shall pay a permit fee of NT$ 2,100.

The stipulations under Articles 10 to 24 of these Regulations shall also apply to the branch office of the foreign shipping agency.

A shipping agency whose capital has not reached the amount of NT$ 9,000,000 is not allowed to apply for increasing agency business. The shipping agency desiring to increase agency business shall complete the registrations of the increase of capital and the alterations of company information according to the provisions set forth in Article 5 and the second paragraph of Article 10 in advance.

Regarding the establishment permission of any shipping agency andany branch office of a foreign shipping agency, issuance, re-issuance, replacement and abolishment of a permit, company change registration, business operation, collection of permit fees, penalties and any relevant matters under the Law and these Regulations, the competent authority may consign the shipping administrationto execute.

These Regulations shall come into force on the Promulgation Date.