Official Document Formats Act Article 4
If an agency head’s office is vacant and a deputy is serving as the acting head of said agency, then official documents that require signing by the head of said agency shall be signed by the acting head.If an agency head is unable to perform his or her duties for any reason and a deputy is acting on behalf of the agency head, then the agency’s official documents shall be affixed with the name of the agency head, the reasons why the agency head is unable to perform his or her duties, the official title and name of the deputy, followed by the words “acting on behalf.”If internal units of an agency are authorized to issue official documents, then their handling of official documents shall follow the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.
中文原文 公文程式條例第4條
機關首長出缺由代理人代理首長職務時,其機關公文應由首長署名者,由代理人署名。
機關首長因故不能視事,由代理人代行首長職務時,其機關公文,除署首長姓名註明不能視事事由外,應由代行人附署職銜、姓名於後,並加註代行二字。
機關內部單位基於授權行文,得比照前二項之規定辦理。
機關首長因故不能視事,由代理人代行首長職務時,其機關公文,除署首長姓名註明不能視事事由外,應由代行人附署職銜、姓名於後,並加註代行二字。
機關內部單位基於授權行文,得比照前二項之規定辦理。