Rural Regeneration Act Article 16
The competent authorities at the municipal and the city/county levels shall hold a public hearing as preparing the plan of rural regeneration and development area stated in the article 15. But it is necessary to hold a legislative hearing as required by more than half of the whole adult residents who registered in the community area of rural regeneration and development plan. Related opinions and proceedings of legislative hearing shall be submitted together with book and map of the plan of rural regeneration and development area to the central competent authority for approval.The regulations on preparation and change procedure of the plan of rural regeneration and development area, public hearing procedure, time and location of public reading, necessary certificates, areas, conditions, reviewing, approving and other related regulations shall be formulated by the central competent authority.
中文原文 農村再生條例第16條
直轄市或縣（市）主管機關擬訂前條農村再生發展區計畫，應舉辦公聽會。
但經設籍該農村再生發展區計畫範圍內二分之一以上成年居民要求辦理聽證者，應辦理聽證。
公聽會相關意見或聽證紀錄，應併同計畫書圖，報中央主管機關核定。
前項農村再生發展區計畫之擬訂與變更程序、公聽會辦理程序、公開閱覽時間與地點、應檢具之書件、規模、條件、審查、核定及其他應遵行事項之準則，由中央主管機關定之。
但經設籍該農村再生發展區計畫範圍內二分之一以上成年居民要求辦理聽證者，應辦理聽證。
公聽會相關意見或聽證紀錄，應併同計畫書圖，報中央主管機關核定。
前項農村再生發展區計畫之擬訂與變更程序、公聽會辦理程序、公開閱覽時間與地點、應檢具之書件、規模、條件、審查、核定及其他應遵行事項之準則，由中央主管機關定之。