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Section 5: Entry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice.

The Notaries Act, 1952Central Act · Act 53 of 1952

(1) Every notary who intends to practise as such [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 [five years] from the date on which which the certificate is issued to him.

[(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.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Notaries Act, 1952
Section5
Marginal noteEntry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 36 of 1999. . Subs. by Act 36 of 1999, s. 3, for "shall" (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "three years" (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).

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