Architects Act Article 28
An architect who is not a member of the county/city architects association organized in his/her chosen area of practice after acquiring the necessary business practice license will not be authorized to run a practice. On the other hand, architects associations are not entitled to refuse or deny the membership application of a duly licensed architect.An architect who has already joined the provincial architects association before the amendment to provisions of this Act on December 11th, 2009 takes effect, may continue to practice for two years starting on the date the amendment takes effect. Upon the end of the two-year term, the said architect should joint the county/city architects association of the county/city he/she is registered in. In the event an architects association was not organized in the county/city the said architect is registered in, the said architect may join the architects association of a neighboring county/city. The original provincial architects association should be dissolved within a year after the two-year term ends.Municipality and county/city architects associations should submit membership data to the national association of architects for registration and reference purposes.The number of municipality and county/city architects associations that practicing architects in Paragraph 1 may join is limited to one.
中文原文 建築師法第28條
建築師領得開業證書後，非加入該管直轄市、縣（市）建築師公會，不得執行業務；建築師公會對建築師之申請入會，不得拒絕。
本法中華民國九十八年十二月十一日修正之條文施行前已加入省公會執行業務之建築師，自該修正施行之日起二年內得繼續執業。
期限屆滿前，應加入縣（市）公會，縣（市）公會未成立前，得加入鄰近縣（市）公會。
原省建築師公會應自期限屆滿日起一年內，辦理解散。
直轄市、縣（市）建築師公會應將所屬會員入會資料，轉送至全國建築師公會辦理登錄備查。
第一項開業建築師，以加入一個直轄市或縣（市）建築師公會為限。
本法中華民國九十八年十二月十一日修正之條文施行前已加入省公會執行業務之建築師，自該修正施行之日起二年內得繼續執業。
期限屆滿前，應加入縣（市）公會，縣（市）公會未成立前，得加入鄰近縣（市）公會。
原省建築師公會應自期限屆滿日起一年內，辦理解散。
直轄市、縣（市）建築師公會應將所屬會員入會資料，轉送至全國建築師公會辦理登錄備查。
第一項開業建築師，以加入一個直轄市或縣（市）建築師公會為限。