The Notary Act Article 1
This English translation was last updated on 2009-12-30, but the Chinese text was amended on 2019-04-03. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Notarial acts shall be performed by notaries serving in the courts(hereinafter referred to as "court notaries") or by notaries who operate their own offices (hereinafter referred to as "civil notaries").All district courts and their branches shall set up a notary division. If necessary, additional branches of the notary division may be established at appropriate premises within the jurisdiction of each district court.Civil notary offices shall be established within the jurisdiction of the district courts to which they are registered, or its branches of such district courts and in locations assigned by the Judicial Yuan.
中文原文 公證法第1條
公證事務，由法院或民間之公證人辦理之。
地方法院及其分院應設公證處；必要時，並得於管轄區域內適當處所設公證分處。
民間之公證人應於所屬之地方法院或其分院管轄區域內，司法院指定之地設事務所。
地方法院及其分院應設公證處；必要時，並得於管轄區域內適當處所設公證分處。
民間之公證人應於所屬之地方法院或其分院管轄區域內，司法院指定之地設事務所。