Enforcement Rules for the Act Governing Relations between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 37

Where an applicant is, as approved by the competent authorities pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 26-1 of the Act, exempt from entry into the Taiwan Area to apply for the payments prescribed under public law, payment may be made by one of the following means:1. Payment may be collected on behalf of the surviving relative or legal beneficiary in the Mainland Area by a relative in the Taiwan Area where such relative has been appointed as agent, as evidenced by a power of attorney, or by an institution prescribed in Paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Act or an entrusted private organization prescribed in Paragraph 2 of said Article.2. Payment may be remitted in accordance with the rules prescribed for financial institutions in the Taiwan Area to process remittances to the Mainland Area where the death payment of insurance, lump-sum payment of death compensation, balance of military service retirement benefit or lump-sum payment of death benefit in question does not exceed one hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars.3. Other appropriate means recognized by the competent authorities.The competent authorities, before issuing approval for the various payments under the public law in accordance with the preceding provisions, shall request the surviving relative or legal beneficiary in the Mainland Area to submit an affidavit, and shall examine and verify related documents, such as the receipt signed in advance by the surviving relative or legal beneficiary. Alternatives to the required documents may be accepted by the competent authorities with due cause.