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Title: Professional Engineers Act CH
Category: Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan(行政院公共工程委員會)
Chapter Six Penalty
Article 49
A professional engineer who violates Article 18 shall have his/her professional engineer license revoked or abolished but may reapply for professional engineer license according to this Act when the cause ceases to exist.
Article 50
One who has been in professional practice without being recognized for professional engineer qualifications shall be order to suspend by the central competent authority and, in addition, may be subject to a fine ranging from NT$200,000 minimum to NT$1,000,000 maximum. In the event that the professional engineer fails to cease professional practice therefrom; the actor may be punished for each violation.
Article 51
A professional engineer who has been in professional practice continuously during the suspension period of professional practice or abolishment of the professional engineer license, shall be order to suspend by the central competent authority and, in addition, may be subject to a fine ranging from NT$50,000 minimum to NT$250,000 maximum. In the event that the professional engineer fails to cease professional practice therefrom; the actor may be punished for each violation.
Article 52
A professional engineer who has been in professional practice with only the professional engineer certificate but without professional engineer license, suspend the practice voluntarily or without joining the professional engineer association membership shall be order to suspend by the central competent authority and, in addition, may be subject to a fine ranging from NT$30,000 minimum to NT$150,000 maximum. In the event that the professional engineer fails to cease professional practice therefrom; the actor may be punished for each violation.
Article 53
Where a professional engineer violates Paragraph 4, Articles 8 due to the professional engineer license has expired without application for renewal yet continues practicing, the professional engineer shall be subject to a fine ranging from NT$18,000 minimum to NT$90,000 maximum, and the central competent authority shall order the professional engineer to supplement application for renewal of the professional engineer license within a specified time limit. In the event that the professional engineer fails to supplement and continues practicing within the specified time limit, the central competent authority may impose fines successively for each violation.
Where a professional engineer violates paragraph 2, Article 9; Article 12; Paragraph 1, Article 14; Article 15; Article 22; Paragraph 3, Article 23, the central competent authority shall order the professional engineer to complete improvement within a specified time limit. In the event that the professional engineer fails to complete the improvement within the specified time limit or repeats the violation after the corrective action, the professional engineer shall be subject to a fine ranging from NT$6,000 minimum to NT$30,000 maximum. In the event that the professional engineer is subject to a fine and fails to complete the corrective action, the central competent authority may impose fines successively for each violation.
Article 54
One who uses the title of professional engineer in violation of Paragraph 3, Article 3, shall be ordered to suspend by the central competent authority and may be subject to a fine ranging from NT$3,000 minimum to NT$15,000 maximum. In the event that the professional engineer is subject to a fine and fails to complete the corrective action, the central competent authority may impose fines successively for each violation.