Laws Information

法規資訊
Title: Fire Services Act
Am Date: 2019-01-07
Legislative History: Article 5, 30, 32, 36 and 40 amended, published under Presidential Order Hua-Tsung-I-Yi-Tzu No. 10800002091, Jan 7, 2019.

Transaction

Amended

Article 5
(Education & Propaganda)
Governments of each Municipality, county and city shall sponsor fire prevention education and propaganda programs co-sponsored every year by public agencies, schools, civil organizations and mass communication media.

Article 30
(Payments)
Any voluntary fire fighter becomes ill, disable or dead in the course of training, drill or on duties shall be paid depending on the applicable regulations to his/her status at where he or she holds the regular job, the following requirements shall govern:
1. Ill or injury: a certificate for such ill or injury issued by the fire department shall be produced to a public hospital or a contracted hospital to receive medical care: Provided, however, that medical care may be sought from any hospital in case of emergency.
2. Disability: the disability payment shall be paid in a lump sum depending on the gravity of the injury as follows:
(1) Extremely severe and severe degree: 36 cardinals payable;
(2) Intermediate degree: 18 cardinals payable; or
(3) Mild degree: 8 cardinals.
3. Death in the event: 90 cardinals payable.
4. Disability due to injuries, disabilities and later died: payment to be made up in a lump sum as provided in the preceding subparagraph.
For the purpose of this Article, the amount of one cardinal shall not be less than that of a maximal monthly remuneration of an annual remuneration payable to a public service of the fifth job ranking of commission grade.
The disability assessment service shall be determined pursuant to People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act.
Payments to be made under the first paragraph shall be approval and released by the municipal, or county/city government in care of the fire department concerned.

Article 32
(Reimbursement)
Any entity in requisition under Article 31 may claim with the fire regulating authorities with jurisdiction for the following reimbursements:
1. For the vehicle, sea vessel and air craft requisitioned, the reimbursement will be made pursuant to the standard rates of communications and transportation authorized by the government; in the absence of such standard rates, the local standard rates then prevailing shall be referred for reimbursement by the fire regulating authorities.
2. The fire regulating authorities shall cause any vehicle, sea vessel and/or equipment damaged in requisition to be repaired; if such repair is prevented, a sum determined by the market price after deduction of appreciated value shall be refunded to its owner; and any loss of consumption shall be reimbursed according to the market price.
3. Any person requisitioned for fire control, rescue and providing first aid shall be paid according to the standard remuneration payable by his or her employer or entity where he or she holds the regular job; and any person becomes ill, injured, disabilities or dead, the payment shall be made as provided in Article 30.
The same as provided in the preceding paragraph shall be applicable to any person requested by the fire department to engage in fire control, rescue when sustaining any loss of equipment, becoming ill, injured, disabilities, or dead.

Article 36
(Penal Clause)
Any person found with any of the following events shall be subject to a penal sum not less than NT$3,000 and not greater than NT$15,000:
1. Making false fire, disaster, save life, emergency medical Service alarm call or dialing fire number without justified cause;
2. Refusal to obey the disposition by the fire department made under Para.1 of Article 19, Article 20 or Article 23;
3. Refusal to comply with the requisition as provided by the fire department in Article 31; or
4. Interference in the operation of the equipment listed in Para.1, Article 31 of the Act.

Article 40
(Penal Clause)
In case of any absence of correction within the specified time as notified under Article 13, the administrator shall be subject to a penal sum not less than NT$10,000 and not greater than NT$50,000, and shall be continuously punished for the same offense and shall be subject to a suspension of business for a term not longer than thirty calendar days, or a disposition of preventing from use of such place.