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Public Notaries Act 1998

NIUE

PUBLIC NOTARIES ACT 1998

No. 236

Arrangement of provisions

Provision number

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Cabinet may appoint Public Notaries

4 Roll of Public Notaries

5. Offence

6 Repeal

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AN ACT

to provide for the appointment of Public Notaries

1 Short title

(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Notaries Act 1998.

2 Commencement

(1) This Act is to be taken to have commenced on 28 March 1994.

3 Cabinet may appoint Public Notaries

(1) The Cabinet may appoint a person to hold the office of Public Notary if it is satisfied that the person-

(a) is of good fame and character; and

(b) is competent to act as a Public Notary.

(2) A person holds the office of Public Notary at the pleasure of the Cabinet.

4 Roll of Public Notaries

(1) The Clerk to the Cabinet must maintain a Roll of Public Notaries and enter on it the name of each person who for the time being holds the office of Public Notary.

(2) The Clerk to the Cabinet must make the Roll of Public Notaries available for inspection by any person during normal office hours.

5 Offence

(1) A person-

(a) who performs in Niue any act, matter or thing pertaining to the office, function or practice of a Public Notary; and

(b) whose name is not on the Roll of Public Notaries,

is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

6 Repeal

(1) The Niue Public Notaries Act 1994 is repealed.

The Niue Assembly passed this Act on the 29^th day of July 1998

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