Section 5
Entry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice.
About this Act
An Act to regulate the profession of notaries.
(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.]
(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.]
Notes
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).
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).