Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 79-1

Any person who is entrusted to assist the handling of matters relating to any dealing between the peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area or to negotiate or execute agreements and acts beyond the entrusted scope to cause damage to the national security or interests shall be punished with imprisonment of not more than five years, or detention, or in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, a fine of not less than five hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars.In the situation referred to in the preceding paragraph, apart from those responsible persons who shall be punishable, the juristic persons, organizations, or any other institutions shall also be punished with a fine prescribed in the preceding paragraph.