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Reviewing the legislation:
◎According to the provisions of the Local Government Act, Kaohsiung is one of the
autonomous municipalities; it may, in accordance with laws or upon authorization from
higher government levels, formulate self-government laws (including ordinances and
regulations). In addition, the Kaohsiung City Government may, as a local
administrative authority, establish administrative rules according to its power,
or ex officio, asstipulated in the Administrative Procedure Act. As the rights of
people will be directly or indirectly affected by the enforcement of self-government
or dinances and regulations and administrative rules, their contents must under go
a rigorous review to ensure that the public interest is protected.
◎To regulate the enactment or establishment, the amendment, the repeal, the
enforcement, the application, the interpretation, the administration and the
management of self-government ordinances and regulations and administrative
rules of Kaohsiung City, the bureau formulated the Kaohsiung City Government
Regulation Standard Self-governance Articles and also the Criteria for Management
of Kaohsiung City Legal Affairs, for competent authorities to follow when producing
law drafts.
◎To reach professional objectivity in reviewing legislation, the Kaohsiung City
Government set up the Kaohsiung City Government Law and Regulations Committee
with the director and vice director serving as chairperson and vice chairperson,
respectively, and engaged judges, lawyers, scholars and high-level government
officers with practical and theoretical expertise as members to participate in the
review of the law drafts.
◎Before the proposed drafts produced by competent authorities are sent to the
Committee, the First Legal Affairs Section and Second Legal Affairs Section are
responsible for staffing assistance. The two Sections have the responsibility to
assist the competent authorities to make sure that the proposed drafts meet the
requirements of the Criteria and that they conform to legal principles by comparing
and analyzing the provisions thereof for logical reasoning. When the draft is being
reviewed, the bureau shall assist the committee members to examine each article
and weigh every word for the legislative purpose, style and required amendments,
so that the regulations adopted will be in line with the municipal needs and welfare
of the people.
Legislation Reviewing Process:
Legislation Reviewing Process detail
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