1.Promulgated as “Plant Seed Act” on December 5, 1988 by the Presidential Order no. Hua-tzung-1-yi-tzu 5591. Enforced on the same day.
2.Amended & promulgated on May 17, 2000 by the Presidential Order no. Hua-tzung- 1-yi-tzu 8900118390 for Article 2.
3.Amended & promulgated on January 30, 2002 by the Presidential Order no. Hua- tzung-1-yi-tzu 09100016990 for Article 3, 4(1), 25(1), 28~30, 34, 35, 37, 41 (1), 42~45.
4.Amended and promulgated as “Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act” on 21 April 2004 by Presidential Order no. Hua-tzung-1-yi-tzu 09300074811. Enforced on 30 June 2005 by the Executive Yuan.
5.Article 17 amended and promulgated on August 25, 2010 by President Order Hua- Tsung (1)-Yi-Tzu No. 09900219181
6.Article 4 amended and promulgated on May 23, 2018 by President Order Hua- Tsung (1)-Yi-Tzu No. 10700055481; the enforcement date to be determined by the Executive Yuan
7.Article 51 and 55 amended, Articles 53-1 Added and Promulgated on May 17, 2023 by President Order Hua- Tsung (1)-Yi-Tzu No.11200040941; the enforcement date to be determined by the Executive Yuan.
The announcement was made on July 27, 2023 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-gui-zi No. 1125014346. The relevant matters set out in Article 2, Article 4, Article 11, Article 14, Paragraph 1, Article 16, Paragraph 2, Article 19, Paragraph 1, Article 20, Article 21, Article 24, Paragraph 3, Article 26, Paragraph 2, Article 27, Paragraph 2, Article 30, Paragraph 1,3,4,6,8, Article 31, Article 33, Article 34, Article 35, Article 31, Article 36, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, Article 37, Paragraph 1,2, Article 38, Paragraph 1, Article 39, Article 43, Article 44, Paragraph 2, Article 46, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 5, Article 50, Paragraph 1, Article 51, Paragraph 2, Article 52, Article 53, Paragraph 2, Article 57, Article 60, Paragraph 1, Article 61, Paragraph 5, Article 63, Article 64 pertaining to “ the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan” shall be handled by “Ministry of Agriculture” as governing body, effective August 1, 2023.