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Title: Public Assistance Act CH
Category: Ministry of Health and Welfare(衛生福利部)
Chapter 8 Penal Provisions
Article 38
When a public assistance institution infringes Paragraph 1 of Article 29, or has not legally registered incorporated foundations within the specified time limit, the director of the institution shall pay a fine of NT$60,000-300,000. The director’s name will be publicized and improvements shall be made within the time limit under the order given.
No new assistance seeker shall be sheltered during the time limit for making improvements. Should the above be infringed, a sum of NT$60,000-300,000 will be fined, and consecutive punishment may be executed.
In case the institution does not make proper improvements within the time limit mentioned in the first paragraph, the director of the institution shall pay a fine of NT$100,000-500,000. The name of the institution will be publicized, consecutive punishment may be executed, and the institution may be stopped from operating under the order given if necessary.
Disobedience of the stoppage order under the above paragraph will incur a fine of NT$200,000-600,000, consecutive punishment may be executed, and the permit may be cancelled if necessary.
Article 39
For the public assistance institution under a time limit for making improvements in accordance with the 3rd paragraph of Article 31, no new assistance seeker shall be sheltered during the time limit for making improvements. Should the above be infringed, a sum of NT$60,000-300,000 will be fined, and consecutive punishment may be executed.
When a private institution for public assistance does not improve within the time limit notified by the competent authority according to the Paragraph 3 of Article 31, a sum NT$60,000-300,000 will be fined, and consecutive punishment may be executed. The institution may be temporarily stopped from operating if necessary for a minimum period of one month and up to one year. The name of the institution shall be publicized. If inadequate improvements are made and severe infringements have been made, the permit shall be cancelled. In cases where the institutions are companies, the companies shall be dismissed.
Disobedience of the stoppage order under the above paragraph will incur a fine of NT$200,000-1,000,000, and consecutive punishment may be executed.
Article 40
In case of a public assistance institution being temporarily stopped, permanently ceasing operation or closing down, abated or abolished, the public assistance institution shall properly shelter the persons under their care at the time. In case appropriate shelters cannot be provided by the institution, the competent authority shall appropriately make alternative arrangements for those sheltered in the institution, and the public assistance institutions shall cooperate with such arrangement. Otherwise, enforced execution may be performed, a sum of NT$60,000-300,000 may be fined, and the competent authority may take over all responsibilities if necessary.
Article 41
When a public assistance institution infringes Article 32 or 33, the competent authority may issue a fine of NT$200,000-1,000,000, and may require the institution to make improvements within a specified time limit. In case improvement is not made within the time limit, the permit may be cancelled.
Article 42
(Deleted)
Article 43
(Deleted)
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