The Notaries Public Rules

Legal Notice 219 of 1958

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The Notaries Public Rules

LAWS OF KENYA

NOTARIES PUBLIC ACT

THE NOTARIES PUBLIC RULES

LEGAL NOTICE 219 OF 1958

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LX—No. 23 on 13 May 1958
  • Commenced on 13 May 1958
  1. [Amended by Notaries Public (Amendment) Rules, 1974 (Legal Notice 39 of 1974) on 1 March 1974]
  2. [Amended by Notaries Public (Amendment) Rules, 1980 (Legal Notice 112 of 1980) on 25 July 1980]
  3. [Amended by Notaries Public (Amendment) Rules, 1983 (Legal Notice 190 of 1983) on 22 July 1983]
  4. [Amended by Notaries Public (Amendment) Rules, 1986 (Legal Notice 212 of 1986) on 29 August 1986]
1.These Rules may be cited as the Notaries Public Rules.
2.The fees which shall be paid by a notary public on appointment to practise as such and for the issue of a new certificate shall be those specified in the First Schedule.
3.The fees which may be charged by a notary public in respect of notarial acts shall be those specified in the Second Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE [r. 2]

[L.N. 39/1974, r. 2, L.N. 112/1980, r. 2, L.N. 190/1983, r. 2]
  Sh.
1.Fees payable by a notary public on appointment to practise as such ..........1, 200
2.Fees payable for the issue of a new certificate—in Nairobi and Mombasa ............300
 elsewhere .................................................................200

SECOND SCHEDULE

[L.N. 39/1974, r. 2, L.N. 112/1980, r. 2, L.N. 190/1983, r. 2, L.N. 212/1986, r. 2]
 PART I - MARINE PROTESTSSh.
1.For attendance on master and instructions to protest60
2.For noting a marine protest and furnishing one certified copy if required90
3.For filing a request for survey and issuing order of survey80
4.For receiving report of survey, filing original in archives, and furnishing, if required, one certified copy of request, order and report of survey— 
 for the first 200 words or part thereof140
 for each additional 200 words or part thereof15
5.For extending marine protest, filing original and furnishing one certified copy if required (exclusive of any fee for drawing, if required, the body of the protest)— 
 for the first 200 words or part thereof140
 for each additional 200 words or part thereof15
6.For drawing marine protest, per folio15
   
 PART II – NOTING AND PROTESTING BILLS OF EXCHANGE 
7.For instructions to note bill of exchange and filing one copy thereof30
8.For each attendance of notary's clerk presenting bill of exchange within the town of the notary's practice80
9.In addition, outside the town of the notary's practice, per hour60
10.For notary's endorsement of bill of exchange (under seal) and attaching his clerk's note60
11.For issuing notice of dishonour to party dishonouring30
12.And for each additional copy to any other party to thebill of exchange15
13.For drawing and extending protest of bill of exchange by notary under seal including filing one copy thereof (but excluding correspondence in connection therewith)— 
 where the face amount does not exceed Sh. 100, 000120
 where the face amount exceeds Sh. 100, 000120 and Sh. 10 for each Sh. 20,000 or part thereof in excess of Sh. 100,000.
   
 PART III – GENERAL 
14.For each additional copy furnished15
15.For any other protest, filing the original, and furnishing one certified copy if required (exclusive of any fee for drawing, if required, the body of the protest)— 
 for the first 200 words or part thereof140
 for each additional 200 words or part thereof15
16.For drawing protest, per folio15
17.For administering an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation without attestation or signature30
18.For administering an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation with attestation of signature40
19.For each exhibit thereto6
20.For each signature attested by a notary public in any document not otherwise provided for40
21.For certifying to a copy of a document or part of a document— 
 for the first 100 words or, being a photographic copy, the first page thereof60
 for every additional 100 words or part thereof10
22.For uniting documents and attaching notary seal to the fastening15
23.For directing search 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 the expenses incurred and any fees for attestation90
24.For notarially certifying the execution of any document, preparing, completing and attaching necessary certificate200
25.For affixing notary signature and seal if required to any document not otherwise provided for by this Schedule50
26.For each notary public seal affixed to a document, packet or article, when no signature is required30
27.Additional fees for attending to perform any notarial act or acts outside the notary's office in the town of the notary's practice for every quarter-hour or part thereof80
28.Outside the town of the notary's practice, at the same rate and allowance as an advocate may charge for a journey from home. 
29.Writing and perusing lettersThe same fee as that chargeable by an advocate
30.Any other notarial act not specified above50
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29 August 1986 this version
13 May 1958
Published in Kenya Gazette 23
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