The Notary Act Article 79
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.
Persons listed in the following sub-paragraphs shall not act as witnesses for this Act. However, this restriction shall not apply in situations mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 75:1. Minors;2. Persons who are subject to a guardianship or assistantship;3. Persons who have a conflict of interests regarding the applied matters;4. Persons who have acted as agents for the applied matters, or used to be agents for the applied matters;5. Persons who are the spouse, lineal relatives by blood, or lineal relatives by marriage of the notary;6. Clerks and assistants of the notaries.Persons listed in sub-paragraphs 4 to 6 of the preceding paragraph may still act as witnesses if they acquire consent of all applicants.
中文原文 公證法第79條
下列各款之人，不得充本法所定之見證人。
但第七十五條第二項之情形，不在此限：
一、未成年人。
二、受監護或輔助宣告之人。
三、於請求事件有利害關係者。
四、於請求事件為代理人或曾為代理人者。
五、為公證人之配偶、直系血親或直系姻親者。
六、公證人之佐理員及助理人。
前項第四款至第六款規定之人，如經請求人全體同意者，仍得為見證人。
但第七十五條第二項之情形，不在此限：
一、未成年人。
二、受監護或輔助宣告之人。
三、於請求事件有利害關係者。
四、於請求事件為代理人或曾為代理人者。
五、為公證人之配偶、直系血親或直系姻親者。
六、公證人之佐理員及助理人。
前項第四款至第六款規定之人，如經請求人全體同意者，仍得為見證人。