Section 18: Delivery of notarial deeds or certified copies
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18. Delivery of notarial deeds or certified copies
(1) A notary shall not deliver to any person, except in the cases provided
by law or in virtue of the judgment of a Court, an original deed, whether in
his possession or held on deposit by the Chief Archivist.
(2) A notary shall not, except on the order of a Judge, deliver a certified
copy of a notarial deed, nor give information as to the deed, to any person
other than a person directly interested, his heirs or beneficiaries.
(3) In the case of a compulsory order by a Court, a written memorandum
shall be drawn up by the notary with whom the deed has been deposited and
a certified copy of the deed shall be placed in his records.
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Questions this section answers
- Can a notary hand over my original deed to just anyone?
- Who can get a certified copy of a notarial deed made for someone else?