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1.Enacted and promulgated by the National Government of the R.O.C.
on December 7. 1931.
2.First amended and promulgated by the National Government of the
R.O.C. on August 13, 1932.
3.Secondly amended and promulgated by the National Government of
the R.O.C. on November 5, 1936.
4.Thirdly amended and promulgated by the National Government of
the R.O.C. On July 16, 1947.
5.The full text of 18 articles was fourthly amended and promulgated
on September 27, 1947.
6.Amended and promulgated by Presidential Decree (61) Tai-Tong-(1)-Yi-Zi
No. 891 on August 15, 1972.
7.Amended and promulgated by Presidential Decree (70) Tai-Tong-(1)-Yi-Zi
No. 8209 on December 21, 1981.
8.Presidential Decree (87) Hua-Tong-(1)-Yi-Zi No. 8700012670 was issued
on January 21, 1998, amending Articles 14, 15, 17 and 20, and introducing
Articles 15-1 to 15-3.
9.Presidential Decree Hua-Zong-Yi-Yi-Zi No. 09400193001 was issued on
November 30, 2005, amending Articles 11, 14, 23; the effective date of
the amended articles shall be determined by the Executive Yuan through
an order.
Administrative Order Yuan-Shou-Yan-Zong Zi No. 09500238686 was issued
on December 1, 2006; the order came into effect on January 2, 2007.
10.President Decree Hua-Zong-Yi-Yi-Zi No.10000252501 was issued on
November 14, 2011, amending and promulgating the full text of 8 articles
of the Act; the effective date of the amended articles shall be determined
by the Executive Yuan through an order.
Administrative Order Yuan-Shou-Yan-Zong-Zi No. 1012260099 was issued on
February 21, 2012; the order came into effect on September 1, 2012. |
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Article 1
The Executive Yuan shall establish Overseas Community Affairs Council,
R.O.C.(TAIWAN) (hereinafter referred to as the“OCAC”) to handle administration
of overseas community affairs and to assist overseas compatriots’ enterprises.
Article 2
OCAC shall be in charge of the following matters:
1.Planning and implementing, assisting and providing liaison services
for educational and economic affairs of overseas compatriots;
2.Handling, implementing, assisting and providing liaison services for
projects of overseas compatriot groups, youths and students;
3.Protecting rights of overseas compatriots and providing certification
services;
4.Collecting information and distributing news related to overseas community;
5.Handling of all the other matters related to overseas community affairs.
Article 3
OCAC shall have one Minister, who is of political appointment, and two
Vice Ministers, one of whom is politically appointed to the position
equivalent to the senior 14th grade and the other is appointed to the
position of senior 14th grade.
Article 4
OCAC shall appoint 90 to 180 Council Members, who shall serve for a
three-year term without pay.
Article 5
OCAC shall have one Secretary-General, who is appointed to the position
of senior 12th grade.
Article 6
If necessary, OCAC may dispatch personnel to serve abroad based on the
Organization Act of Diplomatic Missions upon approval from the Executive
Yuan.
Article 7
The ranks, grades and headcount of OCAC staff are regulated by a separate
Personnel Establishment Table.
Article 8
The date of implementation of this Act shall be determined by an order
issued by the Executive Yuan.
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