Act Governing the Total Number of Personnel Headcounts of Central Government Agencies Article 4

The maximum personnel headcount of central government agencies shall be 160,900.The maximum personnel headcount of Category 1 shall be 74,600; the maximum personnel headcount of Category 2 shall be 40,100; the maximum personnel headcount of Category 3 shall be 15,000; the maximum personnel headcount of Category 4 shall be 6,900; the maximum personnel headcount of Category 5 shall be 24,300.After this Act comes into force, the personnel administrative agency or unit of the Executive Yuan shall review and analyze the personnel headcounts of central government agencies every four years, formulate reasonable streamlined personnel headcounts, and present a report to the Legislative Yuan in the general budget proposal.After this Act comes into force, the personnel headcounts, originally not applicable to this Act but added to central government agencies due to organizational transformation or transfer of duties from local governments to central governments, shall not be subject to the maximum personnel headcounts prescribed in this Act.In response to changes in political and economic conditions of the nation, or in order to deal with sudden, extraordinary or newly emerging affairs of great importance, the Executive Yuan may, after consulting with first-level agencies and within the maximum personnel headcounts prescribed in Paragraph 1 hereof, adjust the maximum personnel headcount of each category. However, the maximum personnel headcount of Category 3 in Paragraph 2 hereof shall not be reduced.