Regulations Governing Travel Agencies Article 56

When handling inbound or outbound procedures on behalf of the traveler, a consolidated or Class-A travel agency shall apply to the Tourism Administration, or another travel industry related entity mandated by the Tourism Administration, for the issuance of an identification pass for designated document delivery personnel, shall assign designated personnel for such delivery, and shall closely supervise such personnel. The number of identity cards applied for will be announced by the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.A consolidated or Class-A travel agency shall arrange the safekeeping of its identification passes for designated document delivery personnel, shall not lend such passes to another travel agency or a non-travel services operator, and, in the event of damage to or loss or destruction of an identification pass, shall apply for its replacement or reissuance, submitting a written explanation of the reasons; In the event that an original identity card loses its validity, the travel agency shall within 10 days return the identity card to the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications or its entrusted travel agency. If it fails to do so, the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications shall cancel the card’s validity.A fee of two hundred New Taiwan dollars shall be payable for each issuance, replacement or reissuance of a designated document deliverer identification pass.When a consolidated or Class-A travel agency handles inbound or outbound procedures on behalf of travelers, and commissions the delivery of documents to another travel agency, the two travel agencies shall execute a written commission contract.Matters concerning the mandate referred to in the first paragraph of this article, and the legal basis thereof, shall be publicly announced and published in government bulletins or newspapers.