Applications and qualifications
7 Applications and qualifications
A person who seeks to be appointed a Public Notary shall apply in the prescribed manner to the Chief Justice and shall specify whether he seeks to be appointed a General Public Notary or a District Public Notary, and in the latter case shall specify the district for which he seeks to be appointed.
To be qualified to be appointed a Public Notary the applicant shall satisfy the Chief Justice that —
the applicant is a lawyer and is not under suspension from legal practice;
he is —
a practitioner of the Court of 3 years standing and practice; or
a practitioner of the Court of less than 3 years standing and practice who has practised for 7 years as a Public Notary elsewhere;
he is of good character and reputation;
he is competent to act as a General Public Notary or a District Public Notary, as the case may be; and
there is a need for the appointment of a Public Notary in the district where the applicant is practising.
[Section 7 amended: No. 65 of 2003 s. 57(2); No. 21 of 2008 s. 694(3); No. 9 of 2022 s. 424.]
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