Civil Associations Act Article 17

Each civil association shall set directors and supervisors, and they shall be elected from the members (member representatives). And the quota shall meet the following provisions:1. In a civil association of the county (city) level or below, there may not be more than fifteen directors.2. In a civil association of the province (city) level, there may not be more than twenty-five directors.3. In a civil association directly under the jurisdiction of the central government, there may not be more than thirty-five directors.4. The quota of supervisors of a civil association of any level may not exceed one-third of that of the directors of the association.5. Alternate directors and alternate supervisors may be set in a civil association of any level, and the quota may not exceed one-third of that of the directors and supervisors of the association.Where the quota of directors and supervisors is not less than three respectively, standing directors and standing supervisors may be elected by and from the directors and supervisors, and the quota may not exceed one-third of the total number of directors and supervisors respectively; furthermore, a chairperson of the board of directors shall be elected by the directors from the standing directors, or elected by and from the directors if there is no standing director. Where there are three or more standing supervisors, one shall be elected by and from them to act as the convener of the board of supervisors.