Architects issued Class A architect's business practice license, as per official registration records, prior to the enforcement of the Architects Act shall be likewise granted the status of architect. However, upon the enforcement of the Architects Act, such architect is required to present supporting documents to the Ministry of the Interior and to apply for the issuance of an architect's license.
Individuals possessing an architectural engineer license prior to the enforcement of the Architects Act may also apply for an architect's license as provided in the preceding paragraph.

An architectural engineer eligible to apply for an architect's license pursuant to the examination and recognition procedures stated in Article 1, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 5 are required to process application on or before June 30, 1985; otherwise, no late applications shall be entertained.
Effective January 1, 1986, an architectural engineer acquiring an architect's license through the examination and recognition procedures stated in the preceding article and paragraph 1 of this article is no longer entitled to run a joint practice offering the professional services of an architect, civil engineer or architectural engineer; where party is already practicing such professions, party is required to abandon one practice. The same condition is required for architects attending to architectural engineer practices as provided in Article 19-1.

Architects issued Class B architect's business practice license prior to the enforcement of the Architects Act are entitled to continue their practice after the enforcement of Architects Act on the strength of the valid business practice license in their possession. However, such architects are only entitled to contract design or construction supervision services for construction projects valuated within the prescribed limits.
The prescribed limit of the construction projects for which design or construction supervision matters may be contracted to an architect possessing a Class B architect's business practice license shall be subject to the discretion of the municipality or county (city) government; moreover, existing changes and conditions of the local economy should be taken into account during the determination of such limit. Thereafter, the defined prescribed limit should be presented to the Ministry of the Interior for evaluation and approval; adjustment implementation shall follow.

A foreign national intending to practice in the Republic of China is required to take the architect licensure examination as regulated by law.
A foreign national passing the aforementioned licensure examination and issued an official architect's license running a architect practice in the Republic of China is obliged to apply for an approval under the Ministry of the Interior, as well as to observe all the related laws of the Republic of China and the bylaws and regulations of the architects association.
A foreign national authorized to practice as an architect in the Republic of China should use the traditional Chinese characters employed by the Republic of China in all his/her documents and drawings.

The license fees for the architect's license and the architect's business practice license shall be subject to the discretion of the Ministry of the Interior.

The Enforcement Rules of the Architects Act are subject to the approval of the Ministry of the Interior.

The Architects Act shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.
The enforcement date of the amended provisions of Article 54 of the Architects Act supplemented on May 7, 1997 is subject to the decision of the Executive Yuan. The Articles supplemented on May 12, 2009 shall take effect since November 23, 2009.