Urban Planning Act Article 20

Master plan shall be presented to the supervising agency for approval in accordance with the following:(1) Master plan for the national capital shall be approved by the Ministry of the Interior and forwarded to the Executive Yuan for record.(2) Master plan for special municipalities, provincial capitals, and cities shall require the approval of the Ministry of the Interior.(3) Master plan for county seats and county-administered cities shall require the approval of the Ministry of the Interior.(4) Master plan for townships and county shall require the approval of the Ministry of the Interior.(5) Master plan for designated areas formulated by county/city government shall require the approval of the Ministry of the Interior. Those formulated by special municipality government shall require the approval of the Ministry of the Interior and forwarded to the Executive Yuan for record. Those formulated by the Ministry of the Interior shall be presented to the Executive Yuan for record.When the area covered by the master plan falls within the area covered by a regional plan, the Ministry of the Interior shall seek the opinions of the institution responsible for the regional plan before establishing or approving the master plan.Master plan that need to be presented for record as set forth in Paragraph 1 may not be announced or implemented before they are presented for record and accepted. However, if the concerned authority fails to reply whether the master plan has been accepted or not within 30 days after the master plan is presented, it shall be considered accepted.