Laws Information

法規資訊
Title: Act for Ancestor Worship Guild
Pr Date: 2007-12-12

Chapter Article

Chapter  3 Registration of corporations
Article 21
The guilds that have existed before the promulgation of the Act are valid groups if they have completed registration from local authorities based on the Act
For the guilds who have received the certificate of successors will be deemed as valid corporations that have applied for registration based on Section 1 of Article 25.
The corporations of the guild have rights and responsibilities.
Any guild having successfully registered as a corporation should use the name of “corporation” in the guild.

Article 22
The guild of ancestor worship should have a manager, who takes care of all the related businesses, takes charges of the properties and represent the corporation. If there is more than 1 manager, the total number of managers should be an odd number and one representative should be in place after electing among the managers. Under this circumstance, the execution of all affairs will need to be agreed by more than 50% of the management team.

Article 23
Any ancestor worship corporation may engage a supervisor by selecting a suitable candidate among successors to monitor the execution of related businesses.

Article 24
The Charters of the Ancestor Worship Guild should include the following key points:
1. Name
2. Purpose
3. Location of the headquarters
4. Total properties
5. Rules of legitimate successor and disqualification
6. Rights and duties of successors.
7. Rules of convening assembly, the assembly’s rights and the deliberation regulations.
8. The number of managers, their rights, their tenures, employment and unemployment.
9. The number of supervisors, their rights, their tenures, employment and unemployment. (optional)
10. All affairs related to ancestor worship
11. The procedures of stipulating and revising organization charters
12. Rules of management, disposal and pledging for properties
13. Periods of sustainability (optional)
14. Rules of disintegration
15. Arrangement of properties after disintegration

Article 25
The ancestor worship guild should fill out any application along with the following documents to apply for registration from their local authorities:
1. A consent form signed by more than 50% of their successors
2. History
3. Organization Charter
4. Documents specifying the location of the headquarters; those with subsidiaries should do the same.
5. A copy of official document specifying the legitimate managers; those who already have managers in place before registration should attach a list of managers as well.
6. A copy of official document of registered supervisors: The guilds that have applied for supervisors should attach a list of their names; otherwise it won’t be necessary.
7. Certificate of the successors.
8. The official chop of the guild and its manager.
The style and format of the afore-stated chops should be based on the instructions of Central Government.

Article 26
The municipality, county and city government should issue the official certificate to the guilds whose applications are confirmed to abide by the Act.
The name of “corporation” should be noted in the afore-stated certificates. The format of the certificate should be based on the instructions of Central Government.

Article 27
The municipality, county and city government should prepare a book to record the following items in relation to registration:
1. The purpose, name and location of the applicant
2. Total number of properties
3. List of names of the successors
4. The names and residences of the managers; and the names of the legal representatives (if any).
5. The names and residences of the supervisors
6. The period of sustainability (if any).
7. Date of issuance for the guild’s certificate
8. Chop of the guild and its manager
The format of such book should be based on the instructions of Central Government.

Article 28
The managers should apply to the land administrations within 90 days after they receive their certificates. They must also attach their certificates and list of properties to change the ownership of their real estate to the guilds. Those who miss the deadline may re-apply within another 90 days.
Those who do not apply subject to the afore-stated rule should abide by the instructions in Section 3 of Article 50.

Article 29
After registration, the registered guilds who fail to apply for necessary items subject to the Act, or those who fail to report and changes will not be able to counter argue with any third party should there be any problem.