Railway Act Article 41
The Railway Bureau shall, periodically and non-periodically, assign personnel to inspect the construction, materials, operations, transportation, finance, accounting, actual property status, management of subordinate businesses of local, private, and special railways. When necessary, it may order the local, private, and special railways to submit relevant documents and account books. If unsatisfactory implementation or deficiencies are found, the Railway Bureau shall order improvements to be made within a limited time, and if necessary, part or all of its operations shall be suspended.The inspections as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall not be evaded, obstructed, or refused by local, private, and special railway institutions.The inspection affairs as referred to in Paragraph 1 may be entrusted to other agencies (institutions) and organizations; the regulations on the qualifications, conditions, responsibilities, supervision, and other matters of such entrusted shall be prescribed by the competent authority.
中文原文 鐵路法第41條
交通部鐵道局應定期及不定期，派員檢查地方營、民營及專用鐵路之工程、材料、營業、運輸、財務、會計、財產實況及附屬事業之經營等情形；必要時，得命其提出有關文件、帳冊，如認為辦理不善或缺失，應命其限期改善，必要時應停止其部分或全部運作。
前項檢查，地方營、民營及專用鐵路機構不得規避、妨礙或拒絕。
第一項之檢查事務，得委託其他機關（構）、團體辦理；其受委託者之資格、條件、責任及監督等事項之辦法，由主管機關定之。
前項檢查，地方營、民營及專用鐵路機構不得規避、妨礙或拒絕。
第一項之檢查事務，得委託其他機關（構）、團體辦理；其受委託者之資格、條件、責任及監督等事項之辦法，由主管機關定之。