The regulations governing the subjects, methods, subject matters, and other compliance matters of the counseling education mentioned in Paragraph 3 of Article 39 and Paragraph 2 of Article 51 of this Act shall be jointly formulated by the competent central authority and the competent authority for the administration of legal affairs and law enforcement.

The pre-amended Article 39 or the pre-amended Article 44 of this Act (before the amendment to this Act on January 10, 2023) shall apply to the conduct of a person who, without justification, possessed any sexual image or video of a child or a youth, or who paid consideration to watch a child or a youth engaging in sexual intercourse or lewd acts, either of the foregoing conduct was conducted before the amended Articles 39 and 44 of this Act came into effect, but is punishable after the amended Articles 39 and 44 of this Act came into effect.

The enforcement rules of this Act shall be formulated by the competent central authority.

The effective date of the Act shall be determined by the Executive Yuan.
Articles of this Act amended on January 10, 2023, shall become effective on the date of promulgation (of the said amendment to this Act), except for Article 22, for which the effective date shall be determined by the Executive Yuan.
Any provisions of the Act amended on July 12, 2024 shall become effective on the date of promulgation, other than Article 3, Article 8, Article 8-1 and Article 47, for which the effective date shall be determined by the Executive Yuan.