Name Act Article 14
Unless otherwise stipulated by other laws or regulations, following application, a change of surname, adoption of the spouse’s surname, restoration of an original surname, change of a given name, change of a full name, or correction of a legal name under the provisions of this Act shall take into effect from the date that the name is changed or corrected at the household registration office.
中文原文 姓名條例第14條
依本條例規定申請改姓、冠姓、回復本姓、改名、更改姓名或更正本名者，除法律另有規定外，自戶籍登記之日起，發生效力。