Highway Act Article 41
This English translation was last updated on 2025-12-19, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A highway route shall be operated by a single enterprise in principle. However, if the vehicles and equipments do not meet the public needs, or if another enterprise must pass through certain sections otherwise cannot complete their operation routes, the highway authorities may ratify 2 or more enterprises to share the same route.A metropolitan automobile transportation enterprise should be approved in accordance with the percentage of regional population and the vehicles and equipment needed for public transportation. Highway authorities may ratify one or two or more providers according to actual circumstances.
中文原文 公路法第41條
公路之同一路線，以由公路汽車客運業一家經營為原則。
但其營業車輛、設備均不能適應大眾運輸需要，或其他公路汽車客運業之車輛必須通行其中部分路段始能連貫其兩端之營運路線時，公路主管機關得核准二家以上公路汽車客運業經營之。
市區汽車客運業，應配合市區人口之比例及大眾運輸需要之營業車輛、設備，由公路主管機關視實際情形核准一家或二家以上共同經營之。
但其營業車輛、設備均不能適應大眾運輸需要，或其他公路汽車客運業之車輛必須通行其中部分路段始能連貫其兩端之營運路線時，公路主管機關得核准二家以上公路汽車客運業經營之。
市區汽車客運業，應配合市區人口之比例及大眾運輸需要之營業車輛、設備，由公路主管機關視實際情形核准一家或二家以上共同經營之。