Regulation 1
Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Notaries Public Rules.
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Notaries Public Rules
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1959
- Sections
- 9
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Notaries Public Rules is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation NPA-R1 1959, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1959.
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Rules ––“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law constituted under the Singapore Academy of Law Act (Cap. 294A);“affidavit” includes affirmation, statutory or other declaration;“folio” means 100 words, each figure being counted as one word;“oath” includes affirmation and declaration;“Secretary” means the Secretary to the Senate;“Senate” means the Senate of the Academy;“swear” includes affirm and declare.
Definition
“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law constituted under the Singapore Academy of Law Act (Cap. 294A);
Regulation 3
Fees
Amended byS 307/2016 wef 01/07/2016
Subregulation 1
The fees payable to the Academy —
(a)
for an application for appointment or reappointment as a notary public; and
(b)
for each appointment or reappointment as a notary public,are specified in Part I of the First Schedule.
Subregulation 2
No fee paid to the Academy for an application mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is refundable.
Subregulation 3
Amended byS 307/2016 wef 01/07/2016
The fees payable to a notary public are specified in Part II of the First Schedule.
Regulation 4
Duration of appointment
Notaries public shall be appointed for a period of one year and may be reappointed for each subsequent year as the Senate may, in its discretion, decide.
Regulation 5
Application procedure
Subregulation 1
Applications for reappointment as notaries public shall be lodged with the Secretary 2 clear months before the expiry of each preceding period of appointment.
Subregulation 2
An applicant shall lodge with the Secretary an application for his appointment or reappointment as a notary public, setting forth ––
(a)
his date of admission to the roll of the Supreme Court and the number of years that he has been in practice;
(b)
whether he is or has ever been an undischarged bankrupt or has made an arrangement with his creditors;
(c)
whether he has ever been convicted of any offence;
(d)
whether he has ever been found guilty of any professional misconduct; or
(e)
whether he is or has been the subject of disciplinary proceedings under Part VII of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161); and, if so, the date and nature of the complaint, whether the complaint resulted in the appointment of a Disciplinary Committee, and if so, the result of its inquiry.
Regulation 6
Register of notaries public
The particulars of every notary public appointed by the Senate shall be registered with the Senate in a register maintained by the Secretary in such form as the Senate may determine.
Regulation 7
Instrument of appointment
Subregulation 1
Every notary public shall upon appointment or reappointment receive a certificate of appointment.
Subregulation 2
Every notary public shall exercise his appointment or reappointment in accordance with the conditions stated in the certificate of appointment.
Subregulation 3
Every notary public shall upon appointment or reappointment receive a notary’s stamp from the Academy specifying the expiry date of the appointment or reappointment.
Subregulation 4
Every notary public shall stamp the expiry date of his appointment or reappointment on every document administered in exercise of his appointment or reappointment.
Regulation 8
Notarial Certificate
Amended byS 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 44/2017 wef 15/02/2017
Subregulation 1
A notary public must issue and sign a certificate (called in these Rules a Notarial Certificate) for each document attested by the notary public, or in connection with which the notary public has administered an oath or affirmation, in exercise of the notary public’s powers and functions as a notary public.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019
Every Notarial Certificate must be in the form specified on the Internet website at https://legalisation.sal.sg.
Subregulation 3
Amended byS 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 641/2019 wef 01/10/2019S 44/2017 wef 15/02/2017
A Notarial Certificate must be —
(a)
secured to the document for which the Notarial Certificate is issued, with a ribbon that runs through the Notarial Certificate and the document; (b)sealed with a seal that is of the pattern set out in the Second Schedule and is issued by the Academy, and that is affixed on the Notarial Certificate over the ribbon mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) near the ends of that ribbon; and
(c)
authenticated in accordance with the Singapore Academy of Law Rules (Cap. 294A, R 1).
Regulation 9
Register of documents administered
Every notary public shall ––
(a)
keep a register of documents administered in exercise of his appointment;
(b)
furnish such information as the Secretary may require; and
(c)
make the register available for inspection by the Secretary upon request.
Common questions
- What is Notaries Public Rules?
- Notaries Public Rules is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation NPA-R1 1959, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1959.
- Is Notaries Public Rules still in force?
- Yes — Notaries Public Rules is currently in force.
- When did Notaries Public Rules take effect?
- Notaries Public Rules was first recorded in 1959.
- How many regulations does Notaries Public Rules have?
- Notaries Public Rules contains 9 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Notaries Public Rules?
- The official text of Notaries Public Rules is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.