Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Notaries Act, 1952

Year: 1952

Enactment Date: 1952-08-09

Long Title: An Act to regulate the profession of notaries.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 10: Removal of names from Register.
    The Government appointing any notary may, by order, remove from the Register maintained by it under section 4 the name of the notary if he—
         (a) makes a request to that effect; or
         (b) has not paid any prescribed fee required to be paid by him; or
         (c) is an undischarged insolvent; or
         (d) has been found, upon inquiry in the prescribed manner, to be guilty of such professional or other misconduct as, in the opinion of the Government, renders his unfit to practise as a notary; 1 [or]
         1 [(e) is convicted by any court for an offence involving moral turpitude; or
         (f) does not get his certificate of practice renewed.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 36 of 1999, s. 5, for "or" (w.e.f. 17-12-1999).
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