Act for the Development of Tourism Article 32

Tour guides and tour managers shall have passed the central administrative authority and completed the training held by the administrative authority or its commissioned organization to obtain a professional license.After being issued an operation license by the central administrative authority, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph may commence business operation when employed by a travel agency or temporarily employed by government agencies or organizations.In the event that tour guides or tour managers have not conducted their respective business for three consecutive years after obtaining training certificates or operation licenses, they may only operate their business after completing re-training and having their operation licenses reissued or renewed. In the event of natural disasters, epidemics, or other reasons, the central administrative authority may announce an extension of the period as necessary.Those who have obtained a practicing certificate before the amendments in the first paragraph come into force may not be subject to the requirements of the assessment or training in said paragraph.The Executive Yuan shall collaborate with the Examination Yuan to jointly promulgate the date for the first paragraph to become effective.