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1.Promulgated on June 29, 1999
2.Amended on October 30, 2002
3.Amended on December 5, 2003
4.Amended on Junly 28, 2004
5.Amended on April 7, 2005
6.Amended on September 11, 2007
7.The whole amended text of 26 articles promulgated by Order Ching-Neng-Tzu No.09904606540 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on October 15, 2010
8.Amended on January 28, 2015
9.Amended on June 6, 2017
10. Amended on October 29, 2025 |
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Article 1
These Regulations are prescribed in accordance with paragraph 7, Article 59 of the Electricity Act
(hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).
Article 2
The term “Electric Appliance Contractors” (hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor”) as used in
these Regulations refers to an enterprise engaged in installation matters related to electricity
facilities and users’ electricity devices.
Matters that the central competent authority shall execute under these Regulations may be delegated
to its subordinate agencies or commissioned to other agencies.
Matters prescribed in these Regulations may be commissioned by the competent authority of a
municipality or county (city) to the relevant Electrical Engineering Contractors’ Association
(hereinafter referred to as the “Association”) for handling.
Article 3
A Contractor shall register with the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) where it
is located and, within one month, join the relevant Association at the place of registration before
commencing business; the relevant Association shall not refuse its membership.
Article 4
The Registration of a Contractors is classified into four grades: Class A-Specialized, Class A, Class
B, and Class C. The scope of contracting works for each grade is as follows:
1. Class A-Specialized: Contracting for the exterior line distribution project with a voltage 25,000
volts or below , with the value of such project being NT$100,000,000 or more.
2. Class A: Contracting for installation and maintenance of electricity facilities and users’
electricity devices other than those set forth in the preceding subparagraph.
3. Class B: Contracting for the installation and maintenance of low voltage electricity facilities
and users’ low voltage electricity devices other than those set forth in Subparagraph 1.
4. Class C: Contracting for the installation and maintenance of users’ low-voltage, single-phase
electrical equipment.
Article 5
An applicant for registration as a Class A-Specialized Contractor shall satisfy the following
requirements:
1. With paid-in capital of NT$10,000,000 or more and a lawful permanent place of business.
2. With 10 employees who meet one of the requirements in qualification (1) and more than 20
employees who meet one of the requirements in (2):
(1) A professional electrical engineer; or a skilled technician in the occupational category of
distribution line installation/repair or distribution cable installation/repair at Class B or above.
(2) A professional electrical engineer; or a skilled technician in the occupational category of
distribution line installation/repair or distribution cable installation/repair at Class C or above.
3. Equipment meeting the following requirements:
(1) 3 mobile cranes with a lifting capacity of 3 metric tons or more.
(2) Four frame-type aerial platform vehicles with a working height of 36 feet or more.
Article 6
An applicant for registration as a Class A Contractor shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. With paid-in capital of NT$2,000,000 or more and a lawful permanent place of business.
2. With 1 employee who meets one of the requirements in qualification (1) and more than 3
employees who meet one of the requirements in (2).
(1) A professional electrical engineer; a skilled technician at Class B or above in one of the
following occupational categories—indoor wiring, industrial wiring, distribution line
installation/repair, distribution cable installation/repair, transmission underground cable
installation/repair, transmission overhead line installation/repair, transformer installation/repair,
substation equipment installation/repair, or electrical utilization equipment inspection; or a Class A
electrician who has passed the examination and obtained the certificate in accordance with law.
(2) A professional electrical engineer; a skilled technician at Class C or above in one of the
occupational categories listed in the preceding item; or a Class A or Class B electrician who has
passed the examination and obtained the certificate in accordance with law.
Article 7
An applicant for registration as a Class B Contractor shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. With paid-in capital of NT$1,000,000 or more and a lawful permanant place of business.
2. With one employee who meet one of the requirements in qualification (1) and more than one
employee who meet one of the requirements in (2).
(1) A professional electrical engineer; a skilled technician at Class B or above in one of the
following occupational categories—indoor wiring, industrial wiring, distribution line
installation/repair, distribution cable installation/repair, transmission underground cable
installation/repair, transmission overhead line installation/repair, transformer installation/repair,
substation equipment installation/repair, or electrical utilization equipment inspection; or a Class A
electrician who has passed the examination and obtained the certificate in accordance with law.
(2) A professional electrical engineer; a skilled technician at Class C or above in one of the
occupational categories listed in the preceding item; or a Class A or Class B electrician who has
passed the examination and obtained the certificate in accordance with law.
Article 8
An applicant for registration as a Class C Contractor shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. With paid-in capital of NT$500,000 or more and a lawful permanant place of business.
2. With more than one employee who meet one of the requirements in the following
qualifications:
(1) A professional electrical engineer.
(2) A skilled technician at Class C or above in one of the following occupational
categories—indoor wiring, industrial wiring, distribution line installation/repair, distribution cable
installation/repair, transformer installation/repair, substation equipment installation/repair, or
electrical utilization equipment inspection.
(3) A Class A or Class B electrician who has passed the examination and obtained the certificate in
accordance with the law.
Article 9
A Contractor shall not employ the following personnel to perform installation or maintenance work:
1. Personnel who do not meet the qualification requirements specified in the preceding four
Articles; provided, however, that this shall not apply to persons who (i) passed, on or before
December 31, 2009, the test administered by Taiwan Power Company for distribution cable jointing
technicians, distribution line installation/repair technicians equivalent to Class C, or distribution
cable installation/repair technicians equivalent to Class C, and (ii) hold supporting documentation.
2. Personnel who have been sanctioned by the competent authority for renting/lending
professional electrical engineer licenses, skilled technician certificates, or electrician qualification
certificates.
Article 10
Personnel employed by Contractors of each Class pursuant to Articles 5 through 8 shall not
concurrently hold positions registered in accordance with law with a power enterprise, self-use
power generation facilities, an electrical utilization equipment inspection and maintenance
enterprise, an electricity-consuming premises, or any other Contractor.
Article 11
The responsible person of a Contractor meets the employed-personnel qualification requirements
under Articles 5 through 8, such responsible person may serve concurrently as the employed
personnel for the Contractor of the relevant Class.
Article 12
Application to register as a Contractor with the competent authority at the level of the municipal
government or county (city) government requires submission of the following documents:
1. Application form.
2. Supporting documents for company or business registration approval.
3. Photocopy of the identification card of the Contractor’s responsible person.
4. Photocopies of identification cards of employed personnel; originals and photocopies of
certificates evidencing the qualifications required under Articles 5 through 8; and letters of consent
to employment.
5. For a Class A-Specialized Contractor, an equipment inventory verified and certified by the
Association at the place of registration.
Article 13
A registration license shall be issued after application for registration by a Contractor has been
reviewed and approved; the format of such registration license shall be stipulated by the central
competent authority.
The registration license of a Contractor is issued with a 5 years validity, the Contractor shall apply
with the competent authority at the level of the municipal government or county (city) government
for extension within 3 months prior to the date of expiration and renew the registration license;
individuals or business entities failing to apply for extension after the date of expiry or whose
application for extension was not approved, the initial registration license shall become invalid upon
the date of expiry.
The items to be reviewed for renewal under the preceding paragraph include: the matters stated in
the application forms, proof of payment of taxes for the most recent period, the Association
membership certificate for the current year, and documentary proof that at least one employed
person has passed the training or seminar under Article 20 during the validity period of the
registration license. If any registered particulars stated on the registration license have changed, the
Contractor may handle such change concurrently when applying for renewal.
Article 14
The central competent authority shall establish a computerized information system for registration
particulars related to Contractors, for verification or access by competent authorities of
municipalities or counties (cities), local power enterprises, and relevant Associations.
Competent authorities of municipalities or counties (cities) shall transmit registration management
data of qualified Contractors handled by them to the computerized information system under the
preceding paragraph in the format prescribed by the central competent authority; the same shall also
apply to any changes.
Article 15
In the event that an employee of a Contractor under Articles 5 through 8 is dismissed or resigns, the
Contractor shall fill the vacancy within three months and apply for a change in registration.
Article 16
A Contractor not re-outsource (assign) the contracted projects.
A Contractor may subcontract portions of the contracted projects to other Contractors; the amount
of the subcontracted portion shall not exceed 40% of the total contract price of the undertaken
works. However, where a Contractor, prior to the implementation of the amendment of these
Regulations on January 28, 2015, has already executed an engineering contract that stipulates
subcontracting portions of the undertaken works to other Contractors, such contract shall remain
governed by the provisions in effect prior to such amendment.
A Class A-Specialized Contractor undertaking the works under Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of
Article 4 is limited to overhead distribution line works that a power enterprise awarded on or after
January 1, 2011.
Article 17
Where any registered particulars stated on a Contractor’s registration license have changed, the
Contractor shall, within one month from the date the change occurs, complete an application form
and, together with the original registration license and relevant materials, apply for issuance of a
new license.
Where a Contractor’s registration license is lost or damaged beyond recognition, its responsible
person shall declare it void and apply for reissuance or replacement.
Article 18
A Contractor applying for suspension of business , shall do so for a period not exceeding 1 year, and
shall submit its registration license to the competent authority of the municipality or county (city)
for custody; the license shall be returned upon application for resumption of business.
Where a Contractor ceases business operations or is dissolved, it shall complete an application form
and submit it together with its registration license to the competent authority of the municipality or
county (city) for cancellation of registration.
Article 19
A Contractor that is subject to cancellation of registration, an order to rectify within a prescribed
period, or suspension of business, shall not, from the day following service of such disposition or
notice, or from the day following the submission of its registration license to the competent
authority of the municipality or county (city) for custody, cease undertaking or continuing any
contracting works or services related to power enterprise equipment or users’ electrical equipment.
However, individuals or business entities subject to notice of improvement may continue to conduct
the work that is yet to be completed.
Article 20
A Contractor shall, in accordance with notice from the central competent authority, designate its
personnel employed pursuant to Articles 5 through 8 to attend technical standards training or
seminars; where such training or seminar is failed, the central competent authority may notify the
Contractor again to have such personnel attend training or seminars.
The notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be submitted by registered mail.
Article 21
Where a Contractor falls under Subparagraph 3 or 4 of Paragraph 1 of Article 84 of the Act, or any
of the following circumstances, the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) shall,
depending on the severity, notify the Contractor to rectify within a prescribed period and report the
rectification status:
1. Failing to carry out construction in accordance with the prescribed drawings and specifications.
2. Violation of the scope-of-business provisions under Article 4.
3. Violation of Article 9.
4. Violation of Article 10.
5. Violation of Article 15.
6. Violation of Paragraph 1 of Article 16.
7. Violation of Article 17.
Article 22
Where a Contractor makes false statements in its registration application, the competent authority of
the municipality or county (city) shall revoke its registration.
Where a Contractor has any of the following circumstances, the competent authority of the special
municipality or county (city) may cancel its registration:
1. Commencing construction without approval, thereby causing danger, with a final and binding
criminal conviction by a court.
2. Engaging in electricity theft, or jointly committing electricity theft with others, with a final and
binding criminal conviction by a cour.
3. Having been notified by the competent authority to rectify within a prescribed period five times
within five years.
4. After being notified by the competent authority to rectify within a prescribed period, failing to
complete rectification yet still participating in bidding or undertaking new works.
5. Illegal acts in engineering bidding, with the responsible person having a final and binding
criminal conviction by a court.
6. According to its company or business registration, the operating entity has been dissolved or no
longer exists.
7. After three notices from the central competent authority, still failing to designate personnel
employed pursuant to Articles 5 through 8 to attend the technical standards training or seminars
under Paragraph 1 of Article 20.
8. After dismissal or resignation of personnel employed pursuant to Articles 5 through 8, failing to
replenish the required headcount within three months, and after being notified by the competent
authority to rectify within a prescribed period, still failing to rectify upon expiration of such period.
9. Failing to apply for resumption of business prior to expiration of the suspension period.
Where a Contractor’s registration is revoked or canceled, except for the circumstance under
Subparagraph 9 of the preceding paragraph, neither the Contractor nor its responsible person may
reapply for Contractor registration within 3 years.
Article 23
When a Contractor reports completion of an electrical engineering project to a electricity enterprise
for power supply, it shall attach a certificate of completion-reporting membership issued by the
Association.
Article 24
A foreign Contractor that has been established and registered under the laws of its home country
may, upon case-by-case review by the central competent authority, apply for registration with the
competent authority of the municipal or county (city) government where they are located.
When applying for any type of registration under these Regulations, if the responsible person of the
Contractor is not a national of the Republic of China and is therefore unable to provide a photocopy
of a national identification card, a passport, residence certificate, or other identification documents
may be submitted in its place.
Article 25
Where changes are made in particulars recorded on the test certificate of an electrician, the
electrician shall fill out an application form within one month from the date of occurrence and apply
for license renewal with the central competent authority along with the initial test certificate.
In the event the test certificate is loss or illegibly damaged, the electrician may fill out an
application and apply for certificate replacement or renewal with the central competent authority.
The test certificate of an electrician shall not be leased to or used by other persons through
authorization; violation of this clause shall be subject to the central competent authority’s
invalidation of the electrician’s qualification and cancellation of his test certificate.
Article 25-1
The format of the registration license and application form of a contractor stipulated in these Rules
shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.
Article 26
These Rules shall be implemented from the date of promulgation. |