The Notary Act Article 49
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 civil notaries have died, been removed from their positions, been dismissed from their duties, or left their positions due to other reasons, and no successor can be appointed due to adjustment of the number of civil notaries, the Judicial Yuan may order other civil notaries registered with the same court or branch as the former notaries to take over related documents and objects.Article 46 and paragraph 2 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the civil notaries who are ordered to take over the documents and objects.
中文原文 公證法第49條
民間之公證人死亡、免職、撤職或因其他事由離職並因名額調整而無繼任人者，司法院得命將有關文書、物件移交於同一地方法院或其分院管轄區域內其他民間之公證人。
第四十六條及前條第二項之規定，於依前項受命移交之民間之公證人準用之。
第四十六條及前條第二項之規定，於依前項受命移交之民間之公證人準用之。