Taiwan (Republic of China) 1947 Constitution (reviewed 2005)

CHAPTER III. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Article 25

The National Assembly shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, exercise political powers on behalf of all the citizens of the country.

Article 26

The National Assembly shall be composed of the following Delegates:

1. One Delegate shall be elected from each County, Municipality, or area of equivalent status. In case the population of the electoral district exceeds 500,000, one additional Delegate shall be elected for each additional 500,000. The election of Delegates representing areas equivalent in status to the County or Municipality shall be regulated by law;
2. Delegates to represent Mongolia shall be elected on the basis of four for each League and one for each Special Banner;
3. The number of Delegates to be elected from Tibet shall be determined by law;
4. The number of Delegates to be elected by various ethnic groups in frontier regions shall be determined by law;
5. The number of Delegates to be elected by Chinese citizens residing abroad shall be determined by law;
6. The number of Delegates to be elected by occupational groups shall be determined by law;
7. The number of Delegates to be elected by women’s organizations shall be determined by law.

Article 27

1. The functions of the National Assembly shall be as follows:
   1. To elect the President and the Vice President;
   2. To recall the President and the Vice President;
   3. To amend the Constitution;
   4. To vote on proposed constitutional amendments submitted by the Legislative Yuan by way of referendum.
2. With respect to the rights of initiative and referendum, except as is provided in Items 3 and 4 of the preceding paragraph, the National Assembly shall adopt regulations pertaining thereto and put them into effect after one half of the Counties and Municipalities of the country shall have exercised their rights of initiative and referendum in their respective jurisdictions.

Article 28

1. Delegates to the National Assembly shall be elected every six years.
2. The term of office of the Delegates to each National Assembly shall terminate on the day the next National Assembly convenes.
3. No incumbent government official may be elected a Delegate to the National Assembly in the electoral district where he holds office.

Article 29

The National Assembly shall be convoked by the President to meet ninety days prior to the date of expiration of each Presidential term.

Article 30

1. An extraordinary session of the National Assembly shall be convoked in any one of the following circumstances:
   1. When, in accordance with the provisions of Article 49 of this Constitution, a new President and a new Vice President are to be elected;
   2. When, by a resolution of the Control Yuan, an impeachment of the President or the Vice President is instituted;
   3. When, by a resolution of the Legislative Yuan, an amendment to the Constitution is proposed;
   4. When an extraordinary session is requested by at least two-fifths of the Delegates to the National Assembly;
2. When an extraordinary session of the National Assembly is to be convoked in accordance with Item 1 or Item 2 of the preceding paragraph, the President of the Legislative Yuan shall issue the notice of convocation; when it is to be convoked in accordance with Item 3 or Item 4, it shall be convoked by the President of the Republic.

Article 31

The National Assembly shall meet at the seat of the Central Government.

Article 32

No Delegate to the National Assembly shall be held responsible outside the Assembly for opinions expressed or votes cast at meetings of the Assembly.

Article 33

While the Assembly is in session, no Delegate to the National Assembly shall, except in case of flagrante delicto, be arrested or detained without the permission of the National Assembly.

Article 34

The organization of the National Assembly, the election and recall of Delegates to the National Assembly, and the procedure to be used by the National Assembly in carrying out its functions shall be regulated by law.