Civil Code Article 532
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The scope of the power of the mandatory is agreed by the contract of mandate, or, in the absence of such agreement, according to the nature of the affair commissioned. The principal may give to the mandatory one or several affairs for specific mandate, or he may give a general mandate for all the affairs.
中文原文 民法第532條
受任人之權限，依委任契約之訂定；未訂定者，依其委任事務之性質定之。
委任人得指定一項或數項事務而為特別委任，或就一切事務，而為概括委任。
委任人得指定一項或數項事務而為特別委任，或就一切事務，而為概括委任。