Bill 17 2020 - NOTARIES (AMENDMENT) BILL

[24th April 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette i NOTARIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Bill No. 17 of 2020) OBJECTS AND REASONS According to the Notaries Act, a notary is required to seek and obtain leave from the President of the Republic to be absent from the function of his or her office for a period exceeding 3 days. This Bill seeks to amend section 33 of the Notaries Act to increase the duration that notaries can be absent from the function of their office to 31 days without requiring leave of the President of the Republic. Dated this 23rd day of April, 2020. FRANK D. R. ALLY ATTORNEY GENERAL ——————— ii Supplement to Official Gazette [24th April 2020] NOTARIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Bill No. 17 of 2020) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION Sections 1. Short title. 2. Amendment of section 33. [24th April 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette iii NOTARIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Bill No. 17 of 2020) A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Notaries Act (Cap 149), to increase the duration of leave of absence from function of office, that may be taken by Notaries without requiring the permission of the President. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. 1. This Bill may be cited as the Notaries (Amendment) Short title Act, 2020. iv Supplement to Official Gazette [24th April 2020] Amendment 2. The Notaries Act is hereby amended in section 33 of section 33 by repealing the words “3 days” and substituting therefor the words “31 days”.