社會福利公益信託許可及監督辦法

These Regulations are set in accordance with the provisions of Article 85 of the Trust Law (this Law hereafter)

The competent authority referred to in these Regulations means the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

For the purpose of this Law, the term "charitable trust" shall denote a trust established for such purposes as promotion of child and youth welfare, women’s welfare, seniors’ welfare, welfare services for people with disabilities, family support, public assistance, social work, voluntary service, domestic violence prevention, sexual assault prevention, sexual harassment prevention, or other purpose related to social welfare, the establishment of which and trustee have been permitted by the competent authority.

1Permission and supervision of charitable trusts will be carried out by the competent authority, however, when the trust property is below a specific amount and the scope of main benefit is a single special municipality or city/county, the competent authority can commission the special municipality city/county government to permit and supervise and handle the matters the competent authority should handle as required under this Law and these Regulations.

2The specific amount in the previous items will be set by the competent authority

3When the scope of main benefit of a charitable trust is unclear or disputed and the authority that should carry out approval and supervision cannot be confirmed, the competent author can appoint said authority.

1As required by Paragraph 1 of Article 70 of the Law, the trustee should provide the following documents when applying for permission for the establishment of a charitable trust and trustee

21. Charitable trust establishment and trustee approval application form

32. Trust contract or testament;

43. Trust property certificate

54. Identity document of trustor

65. Resume and ID document of trustee

76. Resume, letter of consent and ID document of trust supervisor

87. When there is an advisory committee, its duties, number of members, members’ resumes, consent letters and ID documents.

98. Trust plan and budget for revenues and expenditure for the year of entrustment and the following year

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1The trust contract or will in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding article should state the following matters:

21. Name of charitable trust

32. Trust Purpose

43. Type, name, quantity and value of trust property

54. Trust property management or disposal method

65. Ownership of trust property when the trust relationship is eliminated

76. State other matters required by the competent authority.

1The competent authority should review the following matters when receiving the application in Paragraph 1 of Article 5:

21. Is the purpose of the establishment of the trust public benefit?

32. Can the content of trust benefit behavior realize the trust objective?

43. Does the trustor have the right to dispose of the trust property

54. Does the trustee have the ability to manage or dispose of the trust property?

65. Does the trust supervisor have the ability to supervise the execution of trust affairs?

76. Are the trust plan and revenue and expenditure budget appropriate?

8When the establishment of a charitable trust involves the business of other public benefit competent authorities, the competent authority can request the opinions of other related authorities when carrying out review.

9After the review in the previous two paragraphs, when the competent authority decides approval should be given, a permit for establishment and trustee should be issued (permit hereafter);when approval is not granted, the reason for rejection should be stated.

1After the trustee receives the permit, trust property transport or disposal should be handled and, within one month of handling, reported to the competent authority attaching related documents.

2For trusts established by declaration, after the trustee receives the permit, the permit and the juristic person resolution and content of declaration should be published in a newspaper where the main business premises is located and, within one month of publishing, this should be reported to the competent authority attaching related documents.

3When a member of the public is added as a trustee in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 71 of this Law, it should be done by trust contract and the provisions of Paragraph 1 will apply.

1When property rights for the trust property in Paragraph 1 of the preceding article should be registered, the trustee should, at the same time as applying for property rights change registration, handle trust registration; in the case of securities, at the same time as the securities rights are received, in accordance with the regulations of the competent authority, the intent of trust property should be stated on the securities or on other documents that recognize rights. For stock or corporate bonds, the issuing company should be notified.

2When the trust property of a trust established by declaration is owned by the trustee and the property rights should be registered or is securities, the trustee should, at the same time as publicly announcing in line with Paragraph 2 of the preceding article, carry out trust registration or public notification.

Within three months before the end of the year, the trustee should submit the trust plan and revenue and expenditure budget for the next year to the competent authority for filing for future reference.

1Within three months of the end of the year, the trustee should provide the following documents to the trust supervisor for review and then present them to the competent authority for approval

21. That year’s trust affairs handling report

32. That year’s income and expenditure calculation statement and balance sheet.

43. Trust property catalog for year end

5Within 30 days of the day after receiving approval notice for the preceding documents from the competent authority, the trustee should announce them in the trust affairs execution premises and on its website, and they should be announced for at least three years continually.

1In the event of one of the following circumstances, the trustee should report it to the competent authority within one month of occurrence:

21. Change of trustee’s name, residence or occupation or change of the name, representative, main business premises or business of juristic person trustee

32. Change of trust supervisor, change of advisory committee or change of name, residence or occupation of trust supervisor or advisory committee member

1For reasons beyond its control, the trustee can, in accordance with Article 76 and Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 35 of this Law, and attaching the following documents, apply to the competent authority to transfer the trust property to its self-owned property or set or obtain rights with regard the trust property.

21. Application form

32. Documents stating reason for transferring trust property to self-owned property or setting or obtaining rights for the trust property.

43. Documents showing the type, amount and price of the property the trustee wants to obtain or set or obtain rights for.

1After a charitable trust is established, if trust behavior involves a previously unforeseeable situation, the competent authority can change the trust terms or the trustee can apply to the competent author to change the trust terms presenting the following documents

21. Application form

32. Document stating the reasons for changing the trust terms

43. List of changed trust terms and new and old comparison table

54. Post-change trust plan and revenue and expenditure budget

1When the trustee intends to resign in accordance with Article 74 of this Law, an application for permission including the following documents should be made to the competent authority.

21. Application form

32. Statement of reason for resigning

43. Documents that record trust affairs and trust property situation

54. Opinions on selection of new trustee

1Should any of the following circumstances apply to the trustee, the competent authority can dismiss the trustee in accordance with its authority or in response to an application by the trustor, beneficiary or trust supervisor under Article 76, Paragraph 2 of Article 36 and Paragraph 2 of Article 52 of this Law:

21. Any of the circumstances in Article 82 of this Law

32. Trust property loss due to bad management

43. Disposal of trust property in violation of the trust’s intention.

54. Violation of obligations of the trustee

65. Other material reasons that violate the trust’s intention

1When the trustor, beneficiary or trust supervisor wants to have the trustee dismissed under the previous regulation, an application should be made to the competent authority attaching the following documents.

21. Application form

32. Statement of reason for dismissal

43. Opinion on choice of new trustee

When the trustee is dismissed from the position or the mission ends or when the trustee designated in a will refuses or is unable to accept the trust, the competent authority can appoint a new trustee according to its authority or in response to an application by a related party or prosecutor under Article 76, Paragraph 3 of Article 36, Paragraph 2 of Article 45 and Article 46 of this Law.

1When a related party or prosecutor wants to have a new trustee appointed under the preceding regulation, an application should be made to the competent authority attaching the following documents:

21. Application form

32. Documents on the dismissal, mission termination, refusal or inability to accept the trust of the original trustee.

43. Opinion on choice of new trustee

54. Resume and letter of consent of new trustee

1When a trust supervisor requests remuneration with regard the trust property under Article 76 and Article 56 of this Law, an application should be made to the competent authority attaching the following documents:

21. Remuneration invoice

32. Document on complexity of duties

43. Documents on trust property situation

5With respect to the request in the preceding paragraph, the trustee should be notified to respond within 15 days.

6When the competent authority agrees to the request in Paragraph 1, it should notify the trustee to comply.

1When the trust supervisor wants to resign under Article 76 and Article 57 of this Law, an application should be made to the competent authority attaching the following documents:

21.Application form

32. Statement of reason for resignation

43.Trust affairs handling report

54.Opinion on choice of new trust supervisor

1When a related party or prosecutor wants to dismiss the trust supervisor under Article 76 and Article 58 of this Law, an application should be made to the competent authority attaching the following documents:

21. Application form

32. Statement of reason for dismissal application

43. Opinion on choice of new trust supervisor

1When a related party or prosecutor wants to appoint a new trust supervisor under Article 76 and Article 59 of this Law, an application should be made to the competent authority attaching the following documents in duplicate:

21. Application form

32. Documents on the dismissal, mission termination, refusal or inability to accept the position of the original trust supervisor.

43. Opinion on choice of new trust supervisor

54. Resume and letter of consent of new trust supervisor

1When the trustee changes while the trust relationship still exists, the new trustee should apply to the competent authority for a permit attaching the following documents, except when the trustee is appointed by the competent authority according to Article 18:

21. Resume

32. Identity documents

43. Other related documents

1The provisions of articles 7-9 shall apply to change of trustee.

2When the applicant is rejected by the competent authority as in the previous article, appointment of a new trustee shall be subject to the provisions of Article 18.

1The competent authority can order the trustee to present a report on trust affairs and trust property situation according to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 72 of this Law and dispatch personnel for inspection at any time.

2If the competent authority believes that there is a need to protect the trust property or correct trust affairs after seeing the aforementioned reports and inspection results, it can order the trustee to put forward equivalent guarantee or take other suitable action.

1If any of the following circumstances apply to a charitable trust, the competent authority should notify the trustor, trust supervisor and trustee to respond within 15 days; if there is no response or there is a response but the reasons offered are inadequate, the competent authority can cancel the permit or take other necessary action under Paragraph 1 of Article 77 of the Law.

21. Violation of conditions of establishment permit or supervisory order.

32. Behavior that damages public good

43. No events have been held without good reason for three years in succession.

When a charitable trust is eliminated due to the reason set by the trust behavior occurring, the trust objective being completed or inability to complete the trust objective, the trustee should, according to Article 80 of this Law, report the reason and date of elimination to the competent authority within one month of such elimination

1When a charitable trust relationship is eliminated, the trustee should make the following documents and, after recognition by the trust supervisor, present them to the competent authority within 15 days.

21. Trust affairs handling report

32. Trust affairs handling final settlement report

43. Trust property ownership and related opinions

1These Regulations will be implemented from July 23 2012.

2Amendments to the Regulations will be effective from the date of promulgation