Non-Departmental Public Bodies Act Article 9

Where a non-departmental public body has a board of directors (council of directors), a chairperson shall be appointed by the supervisory authority or Premier of the Executive Yuan.The same rule shall apply to the dismissal of the chairperson.The appointment of the chairperson shall be governed by the regulations enacted by the supervisory authority.The chairman shall manage all affairs of the non-departmental public bodies internally, and represent the non-departmental public bodies externally.The chairperson shall in principle serve on a full-time basis, unless otherwise stipulated by the organizational act or the general act of the non-departmental public bodies. Where a non-departmental public body has a board of directors (council of directors), it may designate a chief executive officer to oversee the operation and management of the non-departmental public bodies. Appointment of the chief executive officer requires nomination by the chairperson and approval by the board of directors (council of directors). The same shall apply to the dismissal of the chief executive officer. The rights, obligations and title of the chief executive officer shall be set forth separately in the organizational act of the non-departmental public bodies.A chairperson or a chief executive officer may not exceed the age of 65 at the start of his/her term. Where a chairperson or a chief executive officer reaches the age of 70 before the expiration of his/her term, he or she shall be immediately replaced. Special exemptions may be made upon approval by the Executive Yuan.The requirements concerning directors set forth in Paragraph 2, the first part of Paragraph 3, and Paragraph 4 of Article 6; Article 7; Article 8; and Paragraph 6 of Article 15, shall apply to the chief executive officer mentioned in Paragraph 5 of this Article.