This Act is enacted in order to strengthen the party-based political process by establishing an environment of fair competition for political parties and ensuring that the organization and political operations of political parties comply with the principles of democracy.

In this Act, the term “competent authority” refers to the Ministry of the Interior.

In this Act, the term “political parties” refers to a group of citizens of the Republic of China who share a common political ideology, safeguard the free and democratic constitutional order, help shape the political will of the people, and nominate candidates for election to public office.

Political parties shall base their organizations in the free area of the Republic of China and are permitted to establish branch offices.
Political parties shall establish their head office in the area stipulated in the preceding paragraph as the location where they shall base their organization.

The organization and operation of political parties shall comply with democratic principles.

Political parties shall receive fair and equal treatment when making use of public venues, mass media, or any other public facilities, and shall not receive differential treatment without legitimate reasons.