The competent authorities referred to in this Act are the Ministry of Health and Welfare at central government level, the municipal governments at the municipality level, and the county (city) governments at the county (city) level.
The affairs specified in this Act that associate with the authority of regulating department of each objective should be governed individually by each regulating department.
The competent authorities and regulating department of each objective named above shall govern the planning and implements of the rights, obligations, recruitment, education and training, commendations and rewards, welfare, security, promotion and appeal of volunteer workers. The authorities and responsibilities are as followed:
1.Competent Authorities: Govern the coordination of two or more regulating departments that conduct social services, and also other integrated planning affairs.
2.Regulating Departments: Govern fields of public interests such as social services, education, counseling, culture, science, physical education, fire rescue, disaster rescue, traffic safety, environmental protection, hygiene and health care, cooperation and development, economy, research, exploitation of volunteers’ workforce, development of joint cooperation, and improvement of volunteer services, etc.

Volunteer service exercisers shall effect accident insurance for their volunteers, and may subsidize traffic, dining and special
insurance where necessary.

A volunteer who has served for more than three (3) years and accumulated more than three hundred (300) hours may submit documentary identification to the local competent authority to apply for the issue of a voluntary service honor card.
Volunteers awarded a voluntary service honor card shall be admitted free of charge to public scenic spots, recreational venues, and cultural and educational facilities which require entrance charges.
After the amendment and enforcement of this Law, the benefit of half price set forth under regulations of Paragraph 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to members who have served for more than three (3) years and accumulated more than three hundred (300) service hours in civil defense organizations, volunteer police, volunteer traffic police, volunteer firefighters, neighborhood watch, mountain volunteer police, disaster prevention and relief groups, and disaster prevention and relief volunteer groups which are organized pursuant to regulations of other laws.