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Notaries Public( Fees) Rules

NOTARIES PUBLIC (FEES) RULES

LNS/1973

1. Fees

The fees which may be charged by a notary public in respect of notarial acts shall be those specified in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Part I

MARINE PROTESTS

VT

1. For noting a marine protest and furnishing 1 certified copy, if required................ 350
   
2. For filing a request for survey and issuing order of survey .................................... 300
   
3. For receiving report of survey, filing original in archives, and furnishing, if

required, 1 certified copy of request, order and report of survey –

for the first 200 words or part thereof .................................................................. 500

for each additional 200 words or part thereof ....................................................... 70

4. For extending marine protest, filing original and furnishing 1 certified copy,

if required, (exclusive of any fee for oaths or declaration or for drawing) -

for the first 200 words or part thereof .................................................................. 500

for each additional 200 words or part thereof ........................................................ 70

5. For drawing marine protest, per folio ..................................................................... 70

Part II

NOTING AND PROTESTING BILLS OF EXCHANGE

VT

6. For instructions to note bill of exchange and filing 1 copy thereof ........................ 125

7. For notary's endorsement of bill of exchange (under seal) ....................................150
   
8. For issuing notice of dishonour to party dishonouring ......................................... 125
   
9. For each additional copy to any other party to the bill of exchange ........................ 60
   
10. For drawing and extending protest of bill of exchange by notary under seal

including filing 1 copy thereof .............................................................................. 500

11. For each additional copy furnished ........................................................................ 60
    
12. For any other protest, filing the original, and furnishing 1 certified copy, if

required, (exclusive of any fee for drawing, if required, the body of the protest) –

for the first 200 words or part thereof .................................................................. 500

for each additional 200 words or part thereof ........................................................ 70

13. For drawing protest, per folio ................................................................................. 70
    
14. For administering an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation without

attestation ............................................................................................................. 125

15. For administering an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation

with attestation of signature .................................................................................... 150

16. For each exhibit thereto ....................................................................................... 40

17. For each signature attested by a notary public in any document not otherwise

provided for ........................................................................................................... 150

18. For certifying to a copy of a document or part of a document -

for the first 100 words or, being a photographic copy, the whole document ......... 250

for every additional 100 words or part thereof ..................................................... 350

19. For uniting documents and attaching notary seal to the fastening .......................... 60

20. 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 attestation ............................. 250

21. For notarially certifying the execution of any document, preparing, completing

and attaching necessary certificate ....................................................................... 500

22. For affixing notary signature and seal if required to any document not otherwise

provided for by this Schedule ............................................................................. 175

23. For each notary public seal affixed to a document, packet or article, when no

signature is required ........................................................................................... 125

24. For any other notarial act not specified above ........................................................175