The Notary Act Article 40
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.
In the event the incapacitated civil notary fails to commission an agent, as prescribed under the first paragraph of the preceding Article, the district court or its branch may appoint a civil notary or a candidate notary within the jurisdiction of the district court or its branch as an agent to carry out the incapacitated civil notary’s notarial duties.When the civil notary mentioned in the first paragraph of the preceding Article is able to perform his duties, the district court or its branch must discharge the agent.When the district court or its branch cannot appoint an agent in accordance with paragraph 1, they may appoint a court notary as an agent to perform such duties.
中文原文 公證法第40條
民間之公證人未依前條第一項規定委請代理時，所屬之地方法院或其分院得命管轄區域內之其他民間之公證人或候補公證人代理之。
前條第一項之民間之公證人得執行職務時，所屬之地方法院或其分院應解除其代理人之代理。
地方法院或其分院不能依第一項規定指定代理人時，得命法院之公證人至該地執行職務。
前條第一項之民間之公證人得執行職務時，所屬之地方法院或其分院應解除其代理人之代理。
地方法院或其分院不能依第一項規定指定代理人時，得命法院之公證人至該地執行職務。