The Notary Act Article 45
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.
When a civil notary has died, been removed from his/her positions, been dismissed from their duties, or left their positions due to other reasons, the district courts or its branches to which the civil notaries registered can assign another civil notary (hereinafter “adjunct notary”) to perform his/her duties in additional to the adjunct notary's own duties.The adjunct notary can establish offices in the assigned notary districts.The district courts or its branches to which the notaries registered should discharge the adjunct notary from the adjunct positions when a successor assumes the post of the former notary.
中文原文 公證法第45條
民間之公證人死亡、免職、撤職或因其他事由離職者，在繼任人未就職前，所屬之地方法院或其分院得指定管轄區域內其他民間之公證人兼任其職務。
前項兼任職務之民間之公證人得在兼任之區域內設事務所。
第一項兼任之職務，在繼任人就職時，所屬之地方法院或其分院應解除其兼任。
前項兼任職務之民間之公證人得在兼任之區域內設事務所。
第一項兼任之職務，在繼任人就職時，所屬之地方法院或其分院應解除其兼任。