Indemnities Act for Military Personnel Article 21

The compensations for military personnel shall be paid from the Pension and Compensation Fund jointly set up and allocated by the government and the military personnel (referred to as the “PCF” hereunder), and the government performs the ultimate guarantee obligation for the payment of compensation. However, one-time death compensation and annual compensation paid in accordance with Article (11), and Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Article (13) shall be paid from the PCF based on the years of service and pension contribution as a percentage of the approved years of compensation payment, while the rest shall be paid from the budget allocated by the competent authority which the military personnel belongs to. The annual compensation or one-time death compensation for the nonactive service military personnel under the Paragraph (2) of Article (9); the additional onetime death compensation under Article (12); the additional compensation under Paragraph (4) of Article (13), the annual compensation under Paragraph (5) of Article (13) and the additional annual compensation under Paragraph (6) of Article (13); the additional annual compensation under Article (14); the one-time death compensation under Paragraph (2) of Article (15); the disability compensation under Article (17), and the additional compensation under Article (23) shall be paid from the budget allocated by the competent authority which the military personnel belongs to.The allocation, management, and utilization of the PCF under the preceding paragraph shall be handled in accordance with the prevailing regulations.For deceased military personnel who are not qualified for compensations stated in this Act, their legal heirs may apply for the compensation from competent authority, and after the approval is granted by the competent authority, the case shall be forwarded to the Compensation Fund Management Board (referred to as the “Fund Management Board” hereunder) for refund of the retirement contributions previously made by the military personnel plus an interest calculated based on annual interest rate for savings account offered by the Bank of Taiwan.