Central Regulation Standard Act Article 18

Except the nature of the event requires to apply the regulation of the time which the conduct was made, the government agencies shall apply the new regulation to decide a case which the application was filed by one person, if the regulation as the basis of the approval have been amended before the decision has been made, provided that the pre-amended regulation stipulated better interest to the person and the new regulation do not abrogate or prohibit the application, the pre-amended regulation shall govern.
中文原文 中央法規標準法第18條
各機關受理人民聲請許可案件適用法規時,除依其性質應適用行為時之法規外,如在處理程序終結前,據以准許之法規有變更者,適用新法規。
但舊法規有利於當事人而新法規未廢除或禁止所聲請之事項者,適用舊法規。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.