Issues excluded from being the subject of an initiative at the national level

ReferendumAct

(Last amended on 12 May 2009)

http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAllPara.aspx?PCode=D0020050

Article 2.

The 'referendum'called in this Act includes national referendum and local referendum.

For the national referendum,this Act shall apply to the following matters:

1. Referendum of laws.

2. Initiative of legislativeprinciples.

3. Initiative or referendum ofimportant policies.

4. Referendum for amendment ofthe Constitution.

For local referendum, this Actshall apply to the following matters:

1. Reference of the laws andregulations on local autonomy.

2. Initiative of thelegislative principles for the laws and regulations on local autonomy

3. Initiative or reference ofthe important policies regarding the local autonomy.

No proposal of referendum maybe raised for any matters regarding budgeting, taxation, investment, salary andpersonnel affairs. The matters subject to referendum shall be recognized by theReferendum Review Commission (hereinafter referred to as 'the ReviewCommission').