Regulations for National Property Donated to Temples or Churches Article 7

The use of the real estate donated pursuant to the Regulations shall be supervised by the competent authority regulating the donee’s foundation pursuant to laws and subject to the following restrictions:1. Upon dissolution of the donee’s foundation, if any, the property donated pursuant to the Regulations shall be nationalized. Upon revocation of registration of the incorporation by a court, the same shall be returned to the nation. The National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance shall instruct the registering agency to cancel the registration of donation.2. Transfer of ownership by trading, exchange or donation is strictly prohibited. Notwithstanding, the same shall not apply if the transferee is a religious foundation founded by the branch/division or subsidiary organization defined in the articles of incorporation of the donee’s foundation. The use thereof satisfies subparagraph 1 and subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1 of Article 2 herein, subject to review and approval of the competent authority regulating the religious foundation.3. No creation of any encumbrance, superficies, or mortgage is allowed.4. No exercise of the transfer of development rights prescribed under relevant laws is allowed.5. Where it is impossible to use the same as a temple or church any longer due to transfer of rights as a result of expropriation, readjustment or urban renewal, the compensation or royalty received by the donee’s foundation shall be nationalized. The same shall apply if the real estate allocated pursuant to laws is not occupied as a temple or church continuously.6. Donated national buildings, if any, shall not be removed or reconstructed. Notwithstanding, this shall not apply if any old and unusable one or that with public safety concerns, for which the donee’s foundation submits related certificates and receives the decision from the competent authority regulating the donee’s foundation considering that it should be removed or improved, thereby being transferred to the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance for review and approval, is still occupied as a temple or church and the improvements thereon are registered in the name of the foundation. The improvements are registered in the name of the foundation.The restrictions referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be undertaken in writing by the donee’s foundation and recorded in the foundation’s articles of incorporation. Among the other things, the restrictions referred to in subparagraph 2 and subparagraph 4 shall be specified in the land and building improvement registration certificates.The ownership of the real estate donated pursuant to the Regulations as accepted in accordance with the proviso referred to in subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 shall not be transferred any longer, provided that it shall be subject to the restrictions referred to in Paragraph 1 and apply the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph.For those required to be removed or improved under subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 herein, no transfer of, or creation of encumbrance or pledge on, the ownership in the improvements thereof may be fulfilled by trading, exchange, or donation. The same shall be undertaken in writing by the donee’s foundation and recorded in the foundation’s articles of donation and specified in the building improvement registration certificate.To secure the rights of claim referred to in subparagraph 1 and subparagraph 5 of Paragraph 1, an application for the registration of caution shall be filed with respect to the real estate donated pursuant to the Regulations and that allocated pursuant to subparagraph 5 of Paragraph 1 herein.
中文原文 國有財產贈與寺廟教堂辦法第7條
依本辦法贈與之不動產,由受贈財團法人之主管機關依有關法令監督其使用,並應受下列各款規定之限制:
一、受贈財團法人解散時,依本辦法受贈之財產,應歸屬於國有;經法院撤銷其設立登記時,依本辦法受贈之財產,應回復國有,並得由財政部國有財產署囑託登記機關辦理塗銷贈與登記。
二、不得以買賣、交換或贈與等方式為所有權之移轉。
但移轉對象為原受贈財團法人章程所定分支機構或附屬作業組織依法成立之宗教財團法人,且其使用情形符合第二條第一項第一款及第二款規定,並經該宗教財團法人主管機關審查同意者,不在此限。
三、不得設定典權、地上權或抵押權。
四、不得行使相關法規規定之容積移轉權利。
五、因徵收、重劃或都市更新權利變換無法繼續作寺廟、教堂使用者,受贈財團法人領取之補償費或權利金應歸屬國有;其依法分配之不動產,未續作寺廟、教堂使用者,亦同。
六、贈與之國有建物不得拆除改建。
但因老舊不堪使用或有公共安全疑慮等情形,由受贈財團法人檢具相關證明文件,經受贈財團法人之主管機關認定有拆除改建必要,核轉財政部國有財產署同意且改建建物登記為該財團法人所有,仍作寺廟、教堂使用者,不在此限。
前項限制事項,受贈財團法人應以書面承諾,並記載於法人捐助章程,其中第二款至第四款之限制,分別註記於土地及建築改良物登記簿。
依第一項第二款但書承受依本辦法贈與之不動產所有權者,不得再行移轉,且仍應受第一項各款限制,並依前項規定辦理。
依第一項第六款但書規定拆除改建者,不得就該改建建物以買賣、交換或贈與等方式為所有權之移轉及設定典權或抵押權;受贈財團法人應以書面承諾,並記載於法人捐助章程及註記於建築改良物登記簿。
為保全第一項第一款及第五款後段之請求權,依本辦法贈與之不動產及第一項第五款依法分配之不動產應辦理預告登記。

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