Judges Act Article 48-1

Expert Lay Judges referred to in the proviso of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall have the same functions and powers as judges, and shall exercise their functions and powers independently in accordance with the law without any interference.Expert Lay Judges shall perform their duties fairly and honestly in accordance with the law, shall not act in a way detrimental to judicial justice and credibility, and shall not disclose secrets from the evaluation and other secrets known in the course of performing their duties.If Expert Lay Judges are in one of the circumstances stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 42 and various subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 of Article 43, or there are specific facts and evidence that are sufficient to determine that it could be difficult to expect the performance of their duties to be fair, the President of the Judicial Yuan may, with the consent of the Judicial Selection Commission, discharge their duties.Expert Lay Judges shall be paid for daily expenses, travel expenses, and related necessary expenses according to the number of days of their appearance in court.The payment method of the expenses in the preceding paragraph and the code of ethics for Expert Lay Judges shall be determined by the Judicial Yuan.