"Almost 90 % of the statute's 29 articles are out of touch with reality, and haven't applied in years," says Yang Kuo-chu, a specialist who was brought in to work with the Civil Affairs Department on drafting the new regulations.
「舊的二十九條條文幾乎九成都與現實脫節，早就不適用了，」被民政司長劉文仕從地方挖角前來研擬新法的中華民國殯葬教育學會常務理事楊國柱指出。