| Notaries Public Act |
| (CHAPTER 208) |
(Original Enactment: M Ordinance 41 of 1959)
| REVISED EDITION 1997 |
| (20th December 1997) |
| An Act relating to notaries public. |
| [18th March 1965] |
| Short title |
| 1. This Act may be cited as the Notaries Public Act. |
| Interpretation |
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
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| Appointment of notaries public |
| Privileges of notaries public |
| 4.—(1) Every notary public shall have and may exercise within Singapore all the powers and functions which are ordinarily exercised by notaries public in England. [18/83]
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| Misconduct of notaries public |
5. If it appears to the Senate that any person being a notary public —
[18/83; 34/95] |
| Revocation of appointment of notary public under special circumstances |
| 6. The Senate may, by notification in the Gazette, revoke the appointment of a notary public if the notary public requests that his appointment be revoked. [18/83; 34/95] |
| Penalty for exercise of functions of notary public by unauthorised persons |
| 7. Any person who exercises within Singapore any of the functions of a notary public otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction before a District Judge to a fine not exceeding $10,000. [20/2007 wef 01/06/2007] |
| Rules |
8.—(1) The Chief Justice, after consultation with the Senate, may make rules —
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