Regulations Governing the Permission to Manufacture, Sell and Possess Police Weapons｜第 3 條｜警政｜Regulation｜In Force
內政部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2008-08-22
Suppliers applying for manufacturing or selling of batons, handcuffs, electric batons and nets shall enclose the following documents to the Ministry through a municipal or county police bureau for permission: 1. Application 2. CEO information 3. Copy of certificate of company registration 4. Copy of certificate of factory registration shall be enclosed for manufacturers; copy of agency agreement and manufacturer permit shall be enclosed for vendors 5. Product picture and Chinese manual (including model, pictures) 6. Product samples shall be provided for electric batons and net guns. 7. For electric batons, test results from related government agencies shall be attached; for net guns, a kinetic energy report of projectile emission per unit area is required. To apply for the manufacturing and selling of net guns in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the emission strength shall not be the cartridge loading type and the emission device shall not have a firing pin similar to a gun. After passing review, the Ministry will issue a permit to a supplier set forth in paragraph 1. The permit shall not be reproduced for distribution, leased, transferred, mortgaged or lent to others for use. A supplier shall apply for change of company registration for additional scope of business, and a manufacturer shall change the factory registration for additional scope of business permission within six months from the day after permission is granted. For failure to apply for registration by the deadline, permission shall be canceled. A supplier completing the preceding registration shall attach a copy of the company registration certificate; In addition to a copy of the company registration certificate, the manufacturer’s copy of the factory registration certificate shall be submitted to the Ministry for reference by a municipal or county police bureau. A manufacturer requesting permission will complete a report for reference. When manufacturing and selling new types of electric batons or net guns, the manufacturer shall first enclose a Chinese manual and product sample; for electric batons, test results from a relevant government agency shall also be attached and for net guns, a kinetic energy report of projectile emission per unit area shall be attached. The above mentioned products together with their enclosures and attachments are submitted to the Ministry for approval via a municipal or county police bureau. Approval shall be obtained each time from a municipal or county police bureaubefore manufacturing and selling electric batons or net guns.