Regulations Governing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing for Notaries Article 2

This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-25, but the Chinese text was amended on 2024-10-28. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

The terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows:1. Notary: shall refer to the court notary as defined under Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 3 of Article 22 of the Notary Act, and the civil notary who is appointed under Paragraph 1of Article 24 of the Notary Act. 2. Specific Transaction: shall refer to the transaction listed in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the Act.3. Beneficial Owner: shall refer to a natural person who directly or indirectly holds more than twenty-five percent (25%) of shares or capitals and ultimately owns or controls over a legal person or organization, or a natural person who exercises control over such legal person or organization through other means. 4. Risk-Based Approach: shall refer to three measures of risk assessment, risk mitigation and risk monitoring conducted. 5. High Risk Country or Territory: shall mean a country or territory listed under Paragraph 2 of Article 11 of the Act.
中文原文 公證人防制洗錢及打擊資恐辦法第2條
本辦法用詞定義如下:
一、公證人:指公證法第二十二條第一項、第三項所定之法院公證人,及依公證法第二十四條第一項遴任之民間公證人。
二、特定交易:指本法第五條第三項第三款所列交易。
三、實質受益人:指直接、間接持有法人、團體之股份或資本超過百分之二十五,且具最終所有權或控制權之自然人,或透過其他方式對法人、團體行使控制權之自然人。
四、風險基礎方法:指執行評估風險、降低風險及監控風險等三項措施。
五、高風險國家或地區:指本法第九條第二項所列之國家或地區。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.