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policy deep-dive Taiwan's Drone Industry, Taken Apart Aug 9, 2026

Police May Lawfully Fly a Drone, but That Is Not Authority to Film

Eight municipal police departments now run drone units, and the authority to fly is clear — Article 99-16(2) of the Civil Aviation Act exempts agencies performing statutory duties. But that is a flight-safety exemption: a Taipei City legal opinion says it 'may be unable to serve as the legal basis for conducting administrative investigation by drone', and the special-compulsory-measures chapter passed in July 2024 authorises GPS, IMSI-catchers and private-space imaging with no aerial-investigation provision at all.

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policy deep-dive Taiwan's Drone Industry, Taken Apart Aug 9, 2026

Who May Bring a Drone Down? Taiwan's Law Authorises the Outcome and No Means of Achieving It

'Drone' appears in 19 of Taiwan's central statutes and regulations; 'counter-drone' appears in exactly one, and that one is a procurement act. Six settings are authorised to 'stop or remove' an intruding drone and none of them says by what means — Article 99-13 of the Civil Aviation Act says only 'take appropriate measures', while the 31-item police instrument list includes mortars but no jammer, and Article 67(1) of the Telecommunications Management Act has no public-duty exception.

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