Land Expropriation Act Article 38

In applying for zone expropriation of land, the land use applicant shall prepare a zone expropriation plan, a map of the expropriated land and a map of proposed land use planning, and submit them to the local municipal or county (city) competent authority. The local competent authority will hold a public hearing inviting the applicant and the landowners to attend and then submit the application to the Central Competent Authority for approval.The provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to zone expropriation project applied for by the Ministry of the Interior to the Executive Yuan for approval.