Enforcement Rules for the Attorney Regulation Act Article 16

An attorney who is involved in cases of violation of the Attorneys' Code of Ethics and therefore is reviewed by the local bar association to which the attorney belongs as set forth in Paragraph 1 of Article 75 of this Act means a general member of such bar association at the time of such violation of the Attorneys' Code of Ethics.A member of a local bar association who are subject to disciplinary proceedings or under the circumstances specified in Article 7 of the Act and has been referred to the Attorney Ethics and Disciplinary Committee for further handling as resolved by such bar association as prescribed by Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 76 of the Act means a general member of such bar association at the time when he or she is subject to disciplinary proceedings or under any circumstances as stipulated in Article 7 of the Act.In accordance with the provisions of the above two Paragraphs, if a local bar association receives an application charging against an attorney who is not a member of such bar association and who has violated the Attorneys' Code of Ethics, been subject to disciplinary proceedings, or been under any circumstances as stipulated in Article 7 of the Act and may be ordered to cease performing his or her duties, such application, together with relevant information, shall be transferred to the local bar association to which the attorney belongs for further handling within fifteen days of receipt of such application.The three provisions of the above three Paragraphs shall apply on a mutatis mutandis basis where a local bar association reviews or accepts a case involving a foreign legal affairs attorney who violates the Attorneys' Code of Ethics or is referred to the Attorney Ethics and Disciplinary Committee for further handling.