Satellite Broadcasting Act Article 10

Where an applicant of satellite broadcasting business is having any of the following situations, the application shall be rejected with reasons stated.1. Violation of Article 4 or Article 52. The applicant’s director, supervisor or the applicant is a company in preparation; the promoter violates Article 30 of Company Act; or the director, supervisor or manager of the satellite broadcasting business has been sentenced to imprisonment for committing crime with the job position and the sentence has not been completed or three (3) years have not elapsed since the date of sentence completion, the expiration of probation period, or the pardon of such punishment.3. The applicant’s operations plan may violate compulsory or prohibitive regulations under the law, or adversely affect the national security, overall industrial development, public order or good social customs.4. The applicant does not have sufficient capital and capability for executing the operations plan.5. The applicant had its satellite broadcasting business license revoked or abolished less than two years due to the violation of this Act.Should the branch office or agent of a foreign satellite broadcasting business that applies for the engagement of satellite broadcasting business operations violates any situations stated in Subparagraph 3 through 5 in preceding Paragraph, the application shall be rejected with reasons stated.The qualifications of directors, supervisors and the responsible person and other management details shall be regulated by the regulatory agency.
中文原文 衛星廣播電視法第10條
申請經營衛星廣播電視事業有下列情形之一者,主管機關應附具理由駁回其申請:
一、違反第四條或第五條規定。
二、申請人之董事、監察人或申請人為設立中公司,其發起人有公司法第三十條各款情事之一,或曾任衛星廣播電視事業之董事、監察人或經理人,曾利用工作之職務關係犯罪,經宣告有期徒刑以上之刑確定,尚未執行完畢,或執行完畢、緩刑期滿或赦免後尚未逾三年。
三、申請人之營運計畫有違反法律強制或禁止規定之虞或對國家安全、產業整體發展、公共秩序或善良風俗有不利影響。
四、申請人之資金及執行能力,不足以實現其營運計畫。
五、申請人因違反本法規定,經撤銷或廢止衛星廣播電視事業許可未逾二年。
境外衛星廣播電視事業之分公司或代理商申請經營衛星廣播電視事業,有前項第三款至第五款情形之一者,主管機關應附具理由駁回其申請。
衛星廣播電視事業董事、監察人等負責人之資格條件及其他管理事項之辦法,由主管機關定之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.