Highway Act Article 47
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.
The highway authorities may set the following orders to commercial automobile businesses that are considered to impair public interests or traffic safety due to misconduct:(1) Improvement within a time limit(2) If demanded improvements are not made within the given time limit or if improvements have been ineffective, partial business may be suspension(3) For proprietors who fail to improve after more than 1 year of partial suspension, their commercial automobile business license may be revoked under the sanction of the MOTC.If the commercial automobile business mentioned in the preceding paragraph directs any person that does not have a professional driver's license or is not a qualified driver to work as a driver, highway authorities shall investigate the severity of the situation and choose to proceed with the case under the subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph without giving a limited period of time for correction.Under the first paragraph, when the business is subject to partial suspension or revocation of its business license under this article, highway authorities should take appropriate measures to maintain passenger and goods transportation activities, so that transportation does not become discontinued.
中文原文 公路法第47條
汽車運輸業經營不善、妨礙公共利益或交通安全時，公路主管機關得為下列之處理：
一、限期改善。
二、經限期改善，逾期不改善或改善而無成效者，得停止其部分營業。
三、受停止部分營業處分一年以上，仍未改善者，廢止其汽車運輸業營業執照。
前項汽車運輸業派任未領有職業駕駛執照或不合格之駕駛人，主管機關得視情節輕重，不經限期改善，逕依前項第三款規定辦理。
第一項部分營業之停止或營業執照之廢止，公路主管機關應採取適當措施，繼續維持客、貨運輸業務，不使中斷。
一、限期改善。
二、經限期改善，逾期不改善或改善而無成效者，得停止其部分營業。
三、受停止部分營業處分一年以上，仍未改善者，廢止其汽車運輸業營業執照。
前項汽車運輸業派任未領有職業駕駛執照或不合格之駕駛人，主管機關得視情節輕重，不經限期改善，逕依前項第三款規定辦理。
第一項部分營業之停止或營業執照之廢止，公路主管機關應採取適當措施，繼續維持客、貨運輸業務，不使中斷。