Human Subjects Research Act Article 24

Research entities or their affiliated principal investigator, or other personnel who are subject to any of the following conditions, may be fined by the responsible ministry of central government a penalty of no less than NT$50,000 nor greater than NT$500,000, and ordered to adjourn or terminate the research project:1. Violation of Article 12 or Article 132. Violation of Article 14, for having failed to ensure understanding of the required disclosure items, or having obtained consent through duress, solicitation or other improper means3. Violation of Paragraph 1 of Article 154. Violation of Article 16, for failure to ensure adequate supervision of an IRB approved research protocol5. Violation of Paragraph 3 of Article 19, for failure to obtain approval from the competent authority, prior to provision of study materials for overseas use6. Violation of Article 20, for obstructing, refusing or avoiding auditing or provision of information therefor7. Violation of Article 21, for disclosure of confidential matters relating to research subjects obtained in the course of the research or disclosing information related to research subjects.