LawgistThe Notaries Act
4Registers
(1) The Central Government and every State Government shall maintain, in such form as may be prescribed, a Register of the notaries appointed by that Government and entitled to practice as such under this Act.
(2) Every such Register shall include the following particulars about the notary whose name is entered therein, namely:—
(a) his full name, date of birth, residential and professional address;
(b) the date on which his name is entered in the Register;
(c) his qualifications; and
(d) any other particulars which may be prescribed.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to appoint notaries
- 4 Registers
- 5 Entry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice
- 6 Annual publication of lists of notaries
- 7 Seal of notaries
- 8 Functions of notaries
- 9 Bar of practice without certificate
- 10 Removal of names from Register
- 11 Construction of references to notaries public in other laws
- 12 Penalty for falsely representing to be a notary, etc
- 13 Cognizance of offence
- 14 Reciprocal arrangements for recognition of notarial acts done by foreign notaries
- 15 Power to make rules
- 16 Repealed
