Regulations for the Establishment and Permission of Private Children and Youth Welfare Institutes Article 13

Children and Youth Welfare Institutes that are closed for more than one month shall submit application forms with a description of items and reasons, a placement plan for the current children and youth, as well as the beginning/ending date of closing fifteen days prior to closing to report to competent authorities for approval in advance.The preceding application of the closed period shall not exceed one year. On any reasonable ground, an extension for the period of closing can be applied for fifteen days before expiry. Extension may be given once only for another one year after approval of competent authorities. Children and Youth Welfare Institutes shall submit application for reopening permission within fifteen days to competent authorities after expiration of the closed period. The competent authorities subject to the preceding reopening application shall join with the relevant authorities to inspect if equipment, facilities and working personnel on-site conform to the relevant laws and regulations before permitting their reopen.Where fault attributable to children and youth welfare institutes cause they suspend operation without prior approval, or fail to apply for reopening after more than one year from the expiration of their closing or fail to pass the permission for reopening application, competent authorities shall not only handle it according to the provisions in Article 108 of the Act, but also abolish their permits and cancel their certificates of permissions of establishment.