Lawgist5Entry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice
(1) Every notary who intends to practise as such 1 [may] on payment to the Government appointing him of the prescribed fee, if any, be entitled—
(a) to have his name entered in the Register maintained by that Government under section 4, and
(b) to a certificate authorising him to practise for a period of 2 [five years] from the date on which which the certificate is issued to him.
3 [(2) The Government appointing the notary, may, on receipt of an application and the prescribed fee, fee, renew the certificates of practice of any notary for a period of five years at a time.]
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1. Subs. by Act 36 of 1999, s. 3, for "shall" (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "three years" (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).
3. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).
- 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- 16 Repealed
