Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects Article 46

Where a private institution takes the initiative to apply for participating in an infrastructure project, the land and facilities needed to support the application may be provided by the applicant itself or be provided by the authority-in-charge.For handling a case under the preceding paragraph, the authority-in-charge shall make a policy announcement according to its policy requirements or in reference to the project outlines submitted by private institutions so as to invite private institutions to apply for participating in the infrastructure project by submitting feasibility study reports. Where a private institution’s project outline is considered by the authority-in-charge as not meeting the policy requirements, the private institution’s application shall be dismissed.After a feasibility study report submitted in accordance with the preceding paragraph passes the preliminary review of the authority-in-charge, the authority-in-charge shall organize a Selection Committee in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 44 to conduct the following matters:1.Where a private institution applicant provides private the land and facilities needed by the project, the authority-in-charge shall notify the applicant passing the preliminary review to submit its investment proposal for review by the Selection Committee.2.Where the authority-in-charge provides the land and facilities needed by the project, the authority-in-charge shall make an announcement according to the results of the preliminary review to invite applicants and tell the private institution applicants having passed the preliminary review to submit their investment proposals for review by the Selection Committee. Preferential terms may be offered to applicants having passed the preliminary review.The best applicant as selected according to the review procedure under the preceding paragraph shall complete contract negotiations and all the preparatory work, acquire the ownership of, or the right to use, the needed land according to the investment proposal approved by the authority-in-charge, and sign a concession agreement with the authority-in-charge within the time limits given by the authority-in-charge, before proceeding to construct and operate the infrastructure in accordance with the law.Where none of the applicants under Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 3 pass the review, are able to complete the preparatory work within the given time limit, or are able to sign a concession agreement with the authority-in-charge, the authority may, out of consideration for public interest, publish an announcement of the investment plan in accordance with the applicable laws to invite private investment in the plan in accordance with Article 42, or let the government construct and/or operate the infrastructure on its own.The regulations governing the application documentation, the application and review procedures, the review guidelines, the time limit for review, the preferential terms offered to applicants passing the preliminary review, and the related matters under Paragraphs 2 through 4 shall be prescribed by the competent authority.Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the preceding article shall apply mutatis mutandis to matters set forth in this article.
中文原文 促進民間參與公共建設法第46條
民間自行規劃申請參與公共建設案件,其所需之土地、設施,得由申請人自行備具,或由主辦機關提供。
主辦機關為辦理前項案件,應依政策需求或參考民間提出之規劃構想書,辦理政策公告,徵求民間備具可行性評估報告提出申請。
民間提出之規劃構想書經主辦機關評估不符合政策需求者,應逕予駁回。
前項可行性評估報告經主辦機關初審通過後,主辦機關應依第四十四條第一項規定組成甄審會,並辦理下列事項:
一、申請人自行備具私有土地、設施案件,由主辦機關通知初審通過者備具投資計畫書,由甄審會審核。
二、主辦機關提供土地、設施案件,由主辦機關依初審結果公告徵求申請人及通知初審通過者備具投資計畫書,由甄審會審核,並得給予初審通過者優惠條件。
經前項規定審核評定之最優申請人,應按主辦機關所定期限完成議約及籌辦,並依主辦機關核定之投資計畫書,取得土地所有權或使用權後,與主辦機關簽訂投資契約,始得依法興建、營運。
第三項第二款之申請案件未獲審核通過、未按規定時間籌辦完成或未與主辦機關簽訂投資契約者,主辦機關得基於公共利益之考量及相關法令之規定,將該計畫依第四十二條規定公告徵求民間投資,或由政府自行興建、營運。
第二項至第四項之申請文件、申請與審核程序、審核原則、審核期限、初審通過者之優惠條件及其他相關事項之辦法,由主管機關定之。
前條第三項及第四項規定,於本條準用之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.