The Notaries Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Power to appoint notaries

Registers

Entry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice

Annual publication of lists of notaries

Seal of notaries

Functions of notaries

Bar of practice without certificate

Removal of names from Register

Construction of references to notaries public in other laws

Penalty for falsely representing to be a notary, etc

Cognizance of offence

Reciprocal arrangements for recognition of notarial acts done by foreign notaries

Power to make rules

Repealed

All sections

Any person who—

(a) falsely represents that he is a notary without being appointed as such, or

(b) practises as a notary or does any notarial act in contravention of section 9,

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1
[one year], or with fine, or with
both.

LAWGIST

# 12 Penalty for falsely representing to be a notary, etc