Article 15-1
A farmers association member having held membership for more than six （6）months may be registered as a candidate for member representative. A representative found running into any of the following situations shall not be entitled to such registration; if registered, the registration shall be revoked or nullified:
1. Having repeatedly failed to return borrowed belongings of the farmers association or having left unpaid membership dues, business capital, agricultural extension funds, or having had outstanding debts of any other nature overdue to the farmers association;
2. In the event of any situation provided under Article 18;
3. Having committed any crime involving rebellion or foreign intrusion, convicted after the end of the period of mobilization for the suppression of Communist rebellion;
4. Convicted to any public security penalty of forced labor or reformatory penalty on rascals, with the penalty to be enforced, or enforced but not completed, or completed within the past five （5）years, including those convicted to a public security penalty of any other nature, with the penalty to be enforced or enforced but not completed;
5. Having offended the Criminal Code or its special law involving corruption, or committed any crime involving the Organized Crime Control Act, with the irregularities convicted;
6. Having offended the Criminal Code or its special law involving such crimes as vote-buying, bribe-taking, interfering with balloting, campaign irregularities or monopolizing vote-buying, or abusing official duties as chances or means to commit such crimes as misappropriation, fraud, breach of faith or forgery of documents, and convicted of the crime and sentenced to a penal servitude for a definite period. Despite that, those who are reprieved or have completed the sentence converted into a fine are excluded from this ruling;
7. Having committed a crime other than those mentioned above in the last four （4）clauses, and convicted of the crime and sentenced to a penal servitude for a definite period while the penalty is pending enforcement or enforced but not completed. Despite that, those who are reprieved or sentenced to less than six（6）months in prison with the sentence which may be alternatively converted into a fine are excluded from this ruling;
8. Users of negotiable instruments already denied service due to bad credit standing while the denial is still pending expiration;
9. Having been deprived of civil rights which have not been restored.

Article 16
One shall not join a farmers association as a member in the event of any of the following situations:
1. Having been declared bankrupt and not yet restored related rights;
2. Having been become subject to the order of the commencement of guardianship not yet revoked;
3. Having been dismissed as a penalty under this Act.

Article 18
A farmers association member shall withdraw membership in the event of any of the following situations:
l. Dead;
2. Having run into any of the situations mentioned in the provisions of Clause 1 or 2 under Article 16;
3. Forfeiting the ROC citizenship;
4. Relocating out of the organizational district of the original farmers association;
5. Dismissed.

Article 20-2
Any member of a farmers association in the event of any of the following situations shall not register candidacy to run for a board director or supervisor of a farmers association and shall be revoked or nullified the candidacy or eligibility if registered or elected.
1. Having repeatedly failed to return borrowed belongings of the farmers association or having left unpaid membership dues, business capital, agricultural extension funds, or having borrowed loans from a farmers association or any other financial organization since January 1, 2001, leaving a record of unpaid principal and interest for more than one （1）year, or having had outstanding debts overdue to a farmers association and failed to repay the debts for more than one（1）year after notification of the repayment.
2. Having run into any of the situations mentioned in the provisions of Clause 2-9 under Article 15-1;
3. Having been discharged from position due to conviction of a crime during the service as elected, appointed or employed staff of the farmers association within the past four（4）years;
4. Having been declared bankrupt within the past five（5）years while serving the position responsible for the bankrupt judicial person.

Article 25-2
One in the event of any of the following situations shall not register candidacy for appointment by a farmers association as general manager, and the registration shall be revoked or nullified if registered, and so shall be the appointment if appointed:
1. A non-ROC citizen;
2. Having repeatedly failed to return borrowed belongings of the farmers association or having left unpaid membership dues, business capital or agricultural extension funds, or having borrowed loans from a farmers association or any other financial organization since January 1, 2001, leaving a record of unpaid principal and interest for more than one（1）year, or having had outstanding debts overdue to a farmers association and failed to repay the debts for more than one（1）year after notification of the repayment.
3. Having run into any of the situations mentioned in the provisions of Clause 3-9 under Article 15-1;
4. Having run into any of the situations mentioned in the provisions of Clause 1 or 2 under Article 16;
5. Having been discharged from position due to conviction of a crime during the service as elected, appointed or employed staff of the farmers association;
6. Having been declared bankrupt within the past five（5）years while serving the position responsible for the bankrupt judicial person.