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The National Park Law contains 30 articles and was promulgated by the President on 13 June 1972. The essential points are:
1) To provide for the goals of enacting this law (Article 1)
2) To specify that this law shall govern the national park administration; and that other laws and regulations shall govern the matters not prescribed under this law (Article 2)
3) To specify that the competent authority of this law shall be the Ministry of the Interior (Article 3)
4) To specify that the Ministry of the Interior shall establish a National Park Planning Committee (Article 4)
5) To specify that the national park shall establish a administration office (Article 5)
6) To set standards for choosing and designating national parks (Article 6)
7) To specify that the establishment, abolishment of the national park, and defining and changing the park's boundary shall be published by the Ministry of the Interior (Article 7)
8) To define the terms referred to under this law (Article 8)
9) To provide for the matters concerning public and private land in the park (Article 9)
10)To specify that for the purposes of choosing national park, drawing up or changing the national park planning, the Ministry of the Interior or government agencies commissioned by the ministry, may enter the public or private land for survey (Article 10)
11)To specify that business activities in the national park shall be determined by the Ministry of the Interior in accordance with the national park planning (Article 10)
12)To specify that for the purpose of administration, the national park may designate various areas in the park (Article 12)
13)To provide for the activities that shall be prohibited in the park (Article 13)
14)To provided for the activities that may be engaged in a general restricted area or recreational area after getting permission from the National Park Administration (Articles 14 and 16)
15)To provide for the activities in a historic preservation area that shall get permission from the Ministry of the Interior (Article 15)
16)To provide for the activities that may be engaged in a special scenic area or ecological preserve area after getting approval from the National Park Administration (Article 17)
17)To provide for the matters concerning ecological preservation area and special scenic area in the national park (Articles 18, 19 and 20)
18) To specify that the academic institute may conduct scientific research in the national park (Article 21)
19) To specify that the National Park Administration shall designate professionals to illustrate natural beauties and historic sites, and provide necessary services and facilities (Article 22)
20) To provide for the funding for national parks (Article 23)
21) To impose penalties for various violations of this law (Articles 24 through 27)
22)To specify that the regions to which this law would take effect shall be determined by the Executive Yuan (Article 28)(30 provisions, p.1-3)