Administrative Litigation Act Article 249

If an appeal against a judgment is not made in conformity with the law, the Supreme Administrative Court shall dismiss the appeal by a ruling. However, if the defect is rectifiable, the presiding judge shall order rectification within a designated period before dismissing the appeal.In cases where the High Administrative Court which rendered the appealed judgment ordered rectification within a period for an appeal not in conformity with the law, and the appellant failed to rectify the defect within the period, the procedure provided in the proviso of the preceding Paragraph may be skipped.If the Supreme Administrative Court considers that an appellant makes an appeal out of malicious, improper, or other purpose to abuse the litigation procedure, or with gross negligence, and the factual or legal assertions lack reasonable basis, it shall dismiss the appeal by a ruling. However, if the defect is rectifiable, the presiding judge shall order rectification within a designated period before dismissing the appeal.If the Supreme Administrative Court dismisses an appeal pursuant to the preceding Paragraph, it may impose a fine up to 120,000 New Taiwan Dollars on the appellants, its representatives or administrators, and agents.Paragraph 5 and the first half of Paragraph 7 of Article 107 apply mutatis mutandis to the situations referred to in the preceding two paragraphs.