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Notaries Act

consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 10 of 2024).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: EXERCISE OF PROFESSION
  4. 3 Profession of notary
  5. 4 Office of notary
  6. 5 Notary’s seal
  7. 6 Relationship by blood or marriage
  8. 7 Prohibited acts
  9. 8 Unauthorised dealings
  10. 9 Registration of notarial deeds
  11. 10 Repertory and Register of Wills
  12. 11 Vacancy and transmission of office
  13. PART III: NOTARIAL DEEDS AND CERTIFIED COPIES
  14. 12 Contents of notarial deeds
  15. 13 Drawing up of notarial deeds or certified copies
  16. 14 Subscribing notarial deeds
  17. 15 Agents and proxies
  18. 16
  19. 17 Delivery of certified copies
  20. 18 Delivery of notarial deeds or certified copies
  21. 19
  22. 20 Transfer of immovable property
  23. 21 Discharge in notarial deeds
  24. 22 Inscription of legal mortgage
  25. PART IV: ASSOCIATION OF NOTARIES
  26. 23 Association
  27. 24 Objects of Association
  28. 25 Chamber
  29. 26 Office bearers
  30. 27 General Meetings
  31. 28 Removal from register
  32. 29 Accounts of Association
  33. 30 Audit
  34. 31 Legal proceedings
  35. 32 Execution of documents
  36. 33 Donations and legacies
  37. PART V: PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
  38. 34 Clients’ money
  39. 35 Code of Ethics
  40. 36 Breach of rules of professional conduct
  41. PART VI: NOTARIES’ FEES
  42. 37 Fees chargeable by a notary
  43. PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS
  44. 38 Register of interdicted persons
  45. 39 Rules
  46. 40 Regulations
  47. 41 Offences
  48. 44 Transitional provisions