Business of Irrigation Associations shall be assisted, counseled, and supervised by the Competent Authority; regulations for governing supervision, counseling, assistance, and other matters must be followed shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority.

In cases of Irrigation Association found to violate law, neglect of duties, or interfere with public interest, the Competent Authority shall impose correcting actions or restraints. In cases of serious violation, the Competent Authority may rectify or take over Irrigation Association for re-organization.

President or advisory committee of Irrigation Association shall be dismissed from office in cases of one the following:
1. A person who has committed the offense of civil disturbance or the offense of treason, and convicted with no further right of appeal;
2. A person who has committed the offense of fraudulence, embezzlement, breach of trust, and corruption, and convicted with no further right of appeal;
3.A person who has committed a crime other than the offenses set forth in the preceding two subparagraphs, and sentenced to imprisonment without probation or a fine is not imposed in lieu of imprisonment by a final judgment;
4. A person who is subject to rehabilitative measures or educational discipline, and with no further right of interlocutory appeal. However, this provision shall not apply to those subject to probation under protective measure;
5. Deprivation of civil rights and not yet been reinstated;
6. Receiving the order of the commencement of guardianship or assistance and not yet been revoked.
Regulations for governing performance appraisal, rewards and punishments for president and advisory committee of Irrigation Association shall be stipulated by the Competent Authority.

President and advisory committee shall not have the following conducts:
1. Directly, or indirectly contract projects, or promote the sales of materials or merchandise to individual Irrigation Association;
2.Profit by abusing authorities or public funds;
3.Disclose official secrets to illegally benefit another;
4.Other conducts violating the laws.

A person who has the following acts in election of Irrigation Association shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years; in addition thereto, a fine of no more than NT$90,000 may be imposed:
1.A qualified voter who demands, agrees to accept, or accepts a bribe or other improper benefit for refraining from exercising his right to vote or for exercising such right in a particular manner;
2. A person who promises, offers, or gives a bribe or other improper benefit to a qualified voter for refraining from exercising his right to vote or for exercising such right in a particular manner;
3. A person who promises, offers, or gives a bribe or other improper benefit to a candidate for abandoning campaign or campaigning in a particular manner;
4. A candidate who demands, agrees to accept, or accepts a bribe or other improper benefit for abandoning campaign or campaigning in a particular manner.
Properties received through the commission of offense specified in the preceding paragraph shall be confiscated. If the whole or a part of such property cannot be confiscated, the value thereof shall be collected from the offender.

A person who by threat, violence, or other illegal means interfere with another in his campaign, abandoning his or free exercises of his right to vote shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years; in addition thereto, a fine of no more than NT$150,000 may be imposed.
An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph shall be punishable.