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Notaries Public Act
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LAWS OF KENYA
NOTARIES PUBLIC ACT
CAP. 17
- Assented to on 5 March 1958
- Commenced on 13 May 1958 by Notaries Public Act Commencement
1. Short title and commencement
This Ordinance may be cited as the Notaries Public Ordinance, 1958, and shall come into force on such day as the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint.2. Appointment of advocate as notary public
The Chief Justice may, by instrument under his hand, appoint any advocate to perform within Kenya the functions and duties commonly performed by a notary public of the United Kingdom.3. Qualifications for appointment
No advocate shall be appointed under this Act unless he has practised as an advocate in Kenya for not less than five years immediately preceding his application to be appointed as a notary public.4. Notaries public to be enrolled and to take out certificate on appointment and annually
5. Revocation of appointments
6. Penalty for unlawfully practising
Any person who shall hold himself out to be a notary public or who shall receive any fee or reward as a notary public, except he be enrolled under this Ordinance, and unless he is the holder of a certificate then in force, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand shillings and for a second or subsequent offence to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings or to both.7. Power to make rules prescribing fees
The Chief Justice may make rules prescribing the fees which shall be paid by a notary public on appointment to practice as such and for the issue of a new certificate and the fees which may be charged by a notary public in respect of notarial acts.8. Repeal and savings. Cap. 19.
The Notaries Public Ordinance is hereby repealed: Provided that—History of this document
26 April 2024
12 December 1963
13 May 1958 this version
Commenced by
Notaries Public Act Commencement
05 March 1958
Assented to
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Subsidiary legislation
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The Notaries Public Rules | Legal Notice 219 of 1958 | 29 August 1986 |