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(1) Every notary public shall have and may exercise within his place of practice all the powers and functions which are ordinarily exercised by notaries public in England*: Provided that, except for the purposes of and to the extent necessary to give effect to subsection (2), such powers shall not include power to administer any oath or affirmation in connection with any affidavit or statutory declarztion which is executed for the purpose of being used in any court or place within Malaysia, or to take or attest any such affidavit or statutory declaration.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers and functions conferred by subsection (1), a notary public may-
(a) administer any oath or affirmation in connection with any affidavit or statutory declaration which is executed —
(i) for the purpose of confirming or proving the due execution of any document;
(ii) by any master or member of the crew of any vessel in respect of any matter concerning that vessel; or
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(iii) for the purpose of being used in any court or place outside Malaysia, and may take or attest any such affidavit or statutory declaration; and
(b) have and exercise such other powers and functions as may be prescribed. Misconduct of notaries public
*NOTE-A note on the powers and functions ordinarily exercised by notaries public in England is to be found at page 1119 of Vol. 23 of the 3rd Edition of Halsbury's Statutes of England.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Tiap-tiap notari awam hendaklah mempunyai dan boleh menjalankan di tempat amalannya segala kuasa dan fungsi yang biasanya dijalankan oleh notari awam di England*: Dengan syarat bahawa, kecuali bagi maksud subseksyen (2) dan setakat yang perlu untuk melaksanakan subseksyen itu, kuasa itu tidak termasuk kuasa untuk mengendalikan sumpah atau ikrar berkaitan dengan apa-apa afidavit atau akuan berkanun yang disempurnakan bagi maksud digunakan di mana-mana mahkamah atau tempat di dalam Malaysia, atau untuk mengambil atau mengakusaksikan apaapa afidavit atau akuan berkanun itu.
(2) Tanpa menjejaskan keluasan kuasa dan fungsi yang diberikan oleh subseksyen (1), seseorang notari awam boleh—
(a) mengendalikan apa-apa sumpah atau ikrar berkaitan dengan apa-apa afidavit atau akuan berkanun yang disempurnakan—
(1) bagı maksud mengesahkan atau membuktıkan penyempurnaan wajar apa-apa dokumen; *CATATAN—Suatu catatan tentang kuasa dan fungsi yang biasanya dijalankan oleh notari awamı di England boleh didapati di muka surat 1119 Jld. 23 Edisi Ke 3 Halsbury's Statutes of England
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(ii) oleh mana-mana nakhoda atau anak kapal apa-apa vesel berkenaan dengan apa-apa perkara mengenai vesel itu; atau
(iii) bagi maksud digunakan di mana-mana mahkamah atau tempat di luar Malaysia, dan boleh mengambil atau mengakusaksikan apa-apa afidavit atau akuan berkanun itu; dan
(b) mempunyai dan menjalankan apa-apa kuasa atau fungsi lain yang ditetapkan. Salah laku notari awam
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
