Notaries Public Act

1. Interpretation

In this Act, "currency point" has the value assigned to it in Schedule 1 to this Act

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Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “Interpretation”.

“In this Act, "currency point" has the value assigned to it in Schedule 1 to this Act”

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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2. Minister may direct that certain persons be licensed as notaries public

The Minister shall have power to direct the Chief Registrar of the High Court to issue a licence to any person (a) who has proved to the satisfaction of the Minister that he or she is entitled to function as a notary in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland; or

(b)

who has been enrolled as an advocate in the High Court and is of not less than five years' standing either as such advocate or in the capacity which qualified him or her for enrolment as such advocate and who is recommended by the Chief Justice, to be enrolled upon the roll of notaries public kept under section 3 and to exercise within Uganda the functions and duties commonly performed by notaries public of the United Kingdom and to levy fees in accordance with Schedule 3 to this Act.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Minister may direct that certain persons be licensed as notaries public”.

“The Minister shall have power to direct the Chief Registrar of the High Court to issue a licence to any person (a) who has proved to the satisfaction of the Minister that he or she is entitled to function as a notary in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland; or”

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(b) who has been enrolled as an advocate in the High Court and is of not less than five years' standing either as such advocate or in the capacity which qualified him or her for enrolment as such advocate and who is recommended by the Chief Justice, to be enrolled upon the roll of notaries public kept under section 3 and to exercise within Uganda the functions and duties commonly performed by notaries public of the United Kingdom and to levy fees in accordance with Schedule 3 to this Act.

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Related provisions

Section 3 · Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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3. Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate

(1)

The registrar, on receiving from the Minister the directions mentioned in section 2 , and on receiving from the person requiring to be licensed as provided in section 2 the fees prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act, shall enrol the name of that person in a book which shall be kept for that purpose in the office of the chief registrar of the High Court, and shall issue to that person a certificate of enrolment in the form set out in Schedule 4 to this Act which certificate shall authorise that person to perform within Uganda the functions and duties of a notary public up to the 31st December next after the certificate shall have been issued.

(2)

The Chief Registrar of the High Court shall, on receipt of the fees prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act either-

(a)

issue a fresh certificate at any time in case a former certificate has expired; or

(b)

renew an existing certificate by endorsement on it, to any person whose name is on the roll of notaries public, but every such fresh certificate or renewal thereof shall expire on the 31st December after the fresh certificate or renewal is issued.

(3)

Where a certificate issued under this section is shown to the satisfaction of the registrar to have been inadvertently lost, destroyed or mutilated, it may be replaced by a copy of the certificate upon the application of the person entitled to it and payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate”.

“(1) The registrar, on receiving from the Minister the directions mentioned in section 2, and on receiving from the person requiring to be licensed as provided in section 2 the fees prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act, shall enrol the name of that person in a book which shall be kept for that purpose in the office of the chief registrar of the High Court, and shall issue to that person a certificate of enrolment in the form set out in Schedule 4 to this Act which certificate shall authorise that person to perform…”

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(1) The registrar, on receiving from the Minister the directions mentioned in section 2, and on receiving from the person requiring to be licensed as provided in section 2 the fees prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act, shall enrol the name of that person in a book which shall be kept for that purpose in the office of the chief registrar of the High Court, and shall issue to that person a certificate of enrolment in the form set out in Schedule 4 to this Act which certificate shall authorise that person to perform within Uganda the functions and duties of a notary public up to the 31st December next after the certificate shall have been issued.
(2) The Chief Registrar of the High Court shall, on receipt of the fees prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act either-
(a) issue a fresh certificate at any time in case a former certificate has expired; or
(b) renew an existing certificate by endorsement on it, to any person whose name is on the roll of notaries public, but every such fresh certificate or renewal thereof shall expire on the 31st December after the fresh certificate or renewal is issued.
(3) Where a certificate issued under this section is shown to the satisfaction of the registrar to have been inadvertently lost, destroyed or mutilated, it may be replaced by a copy of the certificate upon the application of the person entitled to it and payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act.

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Related provisions

Section 2 · Minister may direct that certain persons be licensed as notaries public

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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4. Magistrates and registrar to have powers of notaries public virtute officii

Every magistrate and the Chief Registrar of the High Court, which expression shall include deputy and district registrars, shall have, virtute officii, all the powers and duties of a notary public in respect of administering oaths, taking affidavits, attesting signatures and certifying to copies of documents; but all fees taken by a magistrate and the Chief Registrar of the High Court under this Act shall be paid by them into the Consolidated Fund

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Magistrates and registrar to have powers of notaries public virtute officii”.

“Every magistrate and the Chief Registrar of the High Court, which expression shall include deputy and district registrars, shall have, virtute officii, all the powers and duties of a notary public in respect of administering oaths, taking affidavits, attesting signatures and certifying to copies of documents; but all fees taken by a magistrate and the Chief Registrar of the High Court under this Act shall be paid by them into the Consolidated Fund”

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Every magistrate and the Chief Registrar of the High Court, which expression shall include deputy and district registrars, shall have, virtute officii, all the powers and duties of a notary public in respect of administering oaths, taking affidavits, attesting signatures and certifying to copies of documents; but all fees taken by a magistrate and the Chief Registrar of the High Court under this Act shall be paid by them into the Consolidated Fund

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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5. Suspension or cancellation of certificate

A certificate issued under section 3 may be suspended or cancelled, and any notary public may be suspended from practising or his or her name may be struck off the roll of notaries public in the same manner, and by the same procedure and for the same causes as an advocate of the High Court may be suspended or struck off the roll and also for making any charge or demanding any payment for any notarial act in excess of that prescribed in Schedule 3 to this Act

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Suspension or cancellation of certificate”.

“A certificate issued under section 3 may be suspended or cancelled, and any notary public may be suspended from practising or his or her name may be struck off the roll of notaries public in the same manner, and by the same procedure and for the same causes as an advocate of the High Court may be suspended or struck off the roll and also for making any charge or demanding any payment for any notarial act in excess of that prescribed in Schedule 3 to this Act”

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A certificate issued under section 3 may be suspended or cancelled, and any notary public may be suspended from practising or his or her name may be struck off the roll of notaries public in the same manner, and by the same procedure and for the same causes as an advocate of the High Court may be suspended or struck off the roll and also for making any charge or demanding any payment for any notarial act in excess of that prescribed in Schedule 3 to this Act

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Related provisions

Section 3 · Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

6. Penalty for unlawfully practising

Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a notary public or receives any fee or reward as a notary public, unless he or she is enrolled under this Act, and is the holder of a certificate then in force, or is a magistrate or the Chief Registrar of the High Court, commits an offence against this Act and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred currency points, and for a second offence to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, in addition to, or in substitution for, a fine which may amount to twelve currency points; but this section shall not be construed to exempt any person from any prosecution under the provisions of any law to which he or she would otherwise be liable

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Offence or consequence

This section creates or governs statutory liability concerning “Penalty for unlawfully practising”.

“Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a notary public or receives any fee or reward as a notary public, unless he or she is enrolled under this Act, and is the holder of a certificate then in force, or is a magistrate or the Chief Registrar of the High Court, commits an offence against this Act and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred currency points, and for a second offence to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, in addition to, or in substitution for, a fine…”

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A party alleging or defending liability should test the facts and prescribed consequence against each operative requirement.

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Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a notary public or receives any fee or reward as a notary public, unless he or she is enrolled under this Act, and is the holder of a certificate then in force, or is a magistrate or the Chief Registrar of the High Court, commits an offence against this Act and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred currency points, and for a second offence to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, in addition to, or in substitution for, a fine which may amount to twelve currency points; but this section shall not be construed to exempt any person from any prosecution under the provisions of any law to which he or she would otherwise be liable

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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7. Power to amend Schedules

(1)

The Minister responsible for finance may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of Cabinet, amend Schedule 1 to this Act.

(2)

The Minister may, by statutory instrument, amend Schedule 3 to this Act and may specify the fees which may be charged in respect of any notarial act not specifically mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act, and upon such notification, Schedule 3 to this Act shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

Schedule 1 (Sections 1 , 7(1) )

Currency point A currency point is equivalent to twenty thousand shillings.

Schedule 2 (Section 3(1) )

Enrolment fees

Item Shs.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Power to amend Schedules”.

“(1) The Minister responsible for finance may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of Cabinet, amend Schedule 1 to this Act.”

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(1) The Minister responsible for finance may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of Cabinet, amend Schedule 1 to this Act.
(2) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, amend Schedule 3 to this Act and may specify the fees which may be charged in respect of any notarial act not specifically mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act, and upon such notification, Schedule 3 to this Act shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

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Related provisions

Section 1 · Interpretation Section 3 · Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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1. Fee payable on appointment as

notary public and for the issue of an original or fresh certificate to practise

2. On yearly renewal of certificate

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3. For copy of certificate lost,

destroyed or mutilated

Schedule 3 (Sections 2 , 5 , 7(2) )

Fees to be Levied

1. For noting a marine 15

protest and furnishing required

2. For filing a request for 22

survey and issuing order of survey

3. For receiving report of 45

survey, filing original in archives, if not exceeding two hundred words, and furnishing, if required, one certified copy of request, order and report of survey

4. For extending marine 45

protest, if not exceeding two hundred words, filing original and furnishing one certified copy if required. (This is to be exclusive of any fee for oaths or declarations or for drawing, if required, the body of the protest.)

5. For any other protest, 45

if not exceeding two hundred words, filing the original and furnishing required. (This is to be exclusive of any fee for drawing, if required, the body of the protest.)

6. If the protest or report 6

of survey exceeds two them

7. For administering 3

an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation, without attestation of signature

8. For administering 15

an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation, with attestation of signature

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “For administering 15”.

“an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation, with attestation of signature”

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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9. For every exhibit thereto 1

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “For every exhibit thereto 1”.

“For every exhibit thereto 1”

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Judicial interpretation

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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10. For each signature 15

attested by a notary public in any document not otherwise provided for

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “For each signature 15”.

“attested by a notary public in any document not otherwise provided for”

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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11. For certifying to a copy 15

of any document or part of a document, if not exceeding one hundred words

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“of any document or part of a document, if not exceeding one hundred words”

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of any document or part of a document, if not exceeding one hundred words

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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12. If the copy of a 3

document or part of a document exceeds one them

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “If the copy of a 3”.

“document or part of a document exceeds one them”

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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13. For uniting documents 6

and attaching notary seal to the fastening

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “For uniting documents 6”.

“and attaching notary seal to the fastening”

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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14. For directing search 15

for, or obtaining from a public record office or elsewhere, extracts from local registers or copies of wills, deeds or other matters, in addition to expenses incurred and any fees for attestation

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “For directing search 15”.

“for, or obtaining from a public record office or elsewhere, extracts from local registers or copies of wills, deeds or other matters, in addition to expenses incurred and any fees for attestation”

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This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

Judicial interpretation

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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15. For notarially certifying 45

the execution of any document, preparing, completing and attaching necessary certificate

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “For notarially certifying 45”.

“the execution of any document, preparing, completing and attaching necessary certificate”

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Judicial interpretation

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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16. For affixing notary 15

signature, and seal if required, to any document not otherwise provided for by this table

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Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “For affixing notary 15”.

“signature, and seal if required, to any document not otherwise provided for by this table”

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signature, and seal if required, to any document not otherwise provided for by this table

Judicial interpretation

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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17. For each notary 15

public seal affixed to a document, packet or article, when no signature is required

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Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “For each notary 15”.

“public seal affixed to a document, packet or article, when no signature is required”

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Practical effect

Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “For each notary 15”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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18. For administering an 3

oath or declaration in respect of income tax or refund of income tax

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What this section does

Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “For administering an 3”.

“oath or declaration in respect of income tax or refund of income tax”

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Practical effect

Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “For administering an 3”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

0

This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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19. Additional fee for 22

attending to perform any notarial act outside the notary's office for every half-hour or part of it

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What this section does

Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “Additional fee for 22”.

“attending to perform any notarial act outside the notary's office for every half-hour or part of it”

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Practical effect

Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “Additional fee for 22”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

0

This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

0

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

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20. Any other notarial act 15

not specified above

Schedule 4 (Section 3 )

Certificate to practise [Please note: Forms have not been reproduced. Please refer to the publication document.]

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What this section does

Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “Any other notarial act 15”.

“not specified above”

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Practical effect

Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “Any other notarial act 15”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

0

This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

0

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

Section 3 · Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

[Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

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