The dietitian associations of various levels shall be managed by the competent authority governing civil organizations. Their respective enterprises shall be guided and supervised by the competent authority.

The dietitian associations shall be classified into special municipality associations and local county (city) associations, and the National Dietitian Association may be organized.

The area covered by a Dietitian Association shall follow current administrative divisions. One area may only contain one association of any given status.

Special municipality and county (city) dietitian associations shall be organized by more than 9 dietitians practicing within the administrative region. In areas with less than 9 practicing dietitians, dietitians may join the association in a neighboring area or organize a joint association with dietitians in a neighboring area.

The National Dietitian Association shall be organized by at least one third of all special municipality and county (city) dietitian associations.

Each dietitian association shall have directors and supervisors elected at a general members (representative) meeting, and shall establish a board of directors and a board of supervisors, the size of which shall be as follows:
1. The number of directors of a special municipality association or a county (city) dietitian association should not exceed 27 persons.
2. The number of directors in the National Dietitian Association should not exceed 35 persons.
3. The number of directors of a dietitian association at any level should not exceed one half of the total number of members (representatives).
4. The number of supervisors of a dietitian association at any level should not exceed one third of the number of directors.
A dietitian association at any level may appoint deputy directors and deputy supervisors. Their numbers should not exceed one third of the number of directors and supervisors of the dietitian association.
Boards with more than three directors or supervisors may elect executive directors and supervisors from among themselves. Their numbers should not exceed one third of the number of directors or supervisors, and the directors shall elect the Chairman of the Board from among the executive directors. Where a dietitian association has no executive directors, the chairman of the board shall be elected from among the directors. A dietitian association having more than three executive supervisors shall select one supervisor as convener of the supervisor board meetings.

The term for directors and supervisors shall be three years. Not more than one half may be reelected for a consecutive term. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may only serve two consecutive terms.

The candidates for the board of directors and supervisors of the National Dietitian Association shall not be limited to the delegation of member representatives elected by the special municipality or county (city) dietitian associations.
The delegation of member representatives to be elected by special municipality or county (city) dietitian associations to attend the general membership meeting of the National Dietitian Association shall not be limited to the boards of directors and supervisors of the respective associations.

A dietitian association shall hold an annual general members (representatives) meeting. If necessary, it may call extraordinary general meetings.
A dietitian association with more than 300 members may, according to the regulations in the articles of association, define areas pursuant to the membership distribution, select member representatives in proportion to the number of members, and convene a general members representative meeting to implement the authority of the general members meeting.

A dietitian association shall formulate the articles of association, create a membership record and a brief record listing the experience of elected personnel and submit them to the local authority managing civil organizations for registration. The same materials shall be sent to the competent central and local authorities for their reference.
The National Dietitian Association shall establish a set of ethical rules for dietitians and present said ethical rules to the general membership (member representative) meeting for ratification. A copy of the ratified ethical rules shall be forwarded to the competent central authority for record purposes.

The articles of association of a dietitian association shall clearly state the following items:
1. The name, area and location of association;
2. The main objectives, organizational mission and undertakings;
3. The membership entry and exit;
4. The membership fee and payment period;
5. The appointment and term of office of member representatives;
6. The number of directors and supervisors, their authority, term of office, election and dismissal;
7. The meeting regulations for general members (representatives) meeting and board of directors and supervisors meetings;
8. The treaty by which members shall abide;
9. The expenditures and accounting;
10. The amendments to the articles of association;
11. Other essential matters required by law or affairs requiring attention of the association.

If a dietitian association is in violation of laws or articles of association, the authority in charge of civil organizations may impose the following penalties:
1. to issue a warning;
2. to revoke the resolution;
3. to remove its directors and supervisors;
4. to request rectification within a specified period of time;
The penalties in Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding paragraph may also be imposed by the competent authority.

Special municipality and county (city) Dietitian Associations must abide by the articles of association and resolutions by the National Dietitian Association.

Members of a dietitian association in violation of the laws or the articles of association shall be penalized by the dietitian association according to the articles of association or the resolutions by the board of directors, the board of supervisors, or the members (representatives) general meeting.

The National Dietitian Associations already registered prior to the amendment and implementation of This Act shall complete reorganization to comply with the regulations in This Act within three years following the day the amendment to This Act is implemented. The already registered Provincial Dietitian Association shall dissolve itself.