Administrative Division Procedure Act Article 7

Before any competent authority, township (city) office, or office of a mountain indigenous district of a special municipality proposes administrative division, they shall broadly solicit public input, draw up a draft of the administrative division plan that will be publicly displayed within the relevant administrative district for thirty (30) days, and hold a public hearing. When necessary, a citizen public opinion poll may be conducted.The draft of the administrative division plan referenced in the preceding paragraph shall specify the items stipulated in Subparagraphs 1 to 6, Subparagraph 9, and Subparagraphs 11 to 13, Paragraph 2 of Article 8.The public hearing stipulated in Paragraph 1 may not be held when it is necessary to adjust an administrative district at any level due to one of the following circumstances:1. The boundary of the administrative district is irregular, which impedes administrative management;2. Circumstances of land registration, household registration, and administrative district boundaries do not accord;3. In accordance with urban planning or land consolidation, administrative district boundaries must be adjusted, and the matters from the public hearing held in accordance with law have already been integrated.4. The land area of an administrative district increases or decreases, which requires adjustment of the administrative district boundaries.The regulation for broad solicitation of public input, public display, public hearing, and the method of the citizen public opinion poll referenced in Paragraph 1 shall be determined by the central competent authority.