<p>A resist removing apparatus capable of effectively suppressing the occurrence of foam and mist and efficiently eliminating a removed resist from the surface of a substrate, wherein a plurality of header tubes (31) extending in a substrate carrying direction are disposed on the substrate at specified intervals in the lateral direction of the substrate. Flat type spray nozzles (32) are installed on the header tubes (31) at specified intervals. The header tubes (31) are rotated in both directions in synchronism with each other at specified angles to synchronously swing the large number of flat type spray nozzles (32) in both directions with respect to the base part thereof. The plurality of flat type spray nozzles (32) on the header tubes (31) are arranged in a tube axial direction with their diffusing directions generally facing the substrate carrying direction so that resist removing fluid can be sprayed linearly along the substrate carrying direction, and tilted in the same direction at an angle theta of 30˚or less, desirably 15˚or less relative to the substrate carrying direction so that the interference of the jetting fluid can be avoided between the adjacent spray nozzles.</p>
