Notaries Public Act 1959 s 5
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s 5
If it shall appear to the Attorney General or in the case of a temporary appointment in Sabah or Sarawak, to the State Attorney General, that any person being a notary public- *(a) has been struck off the roll of advocates or ceased to be licensed as a pleader in the State of Terengganu, as the case may be; or
(b) has exercised any of the functions of a notary public outside his place of practice, the Attorney General or the State Attorney General, as the case may be, shall, by order under his hand, revoke the appointment of that person and shall cause the order to be published in the Gazette. Penalty for exercise of functions of notary public by unauthorized persons **6. Any person who exercises, within Malaysia, any of the functions of a notary public otherwise than in accordance with this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction before a Sessions Court in Semenanjung Malaysia or the Court of a Magistrate of the First Class* in Sabah and Sarawak be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit. Rules
Malay text (authoritative)
Jika ternyata pada Peguam Negara atau dalam hal sesuatu Relgeri, an senentara di Sabar adtayarmakadida rr es *(a) telah dipotong namanya daripada daftar peguam bela atau terhenti dilesenkan sebagai plider di Negeri Terengganu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan; atau
(b) telah menjalankan apa-apa fungsi notari awam di luar tempat amalannya, Peguam Negara atau Peguam Besar Negeri, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, hendaklah, dengan perintah yang ditandatangani sendiri olehnya, membatalkan pelantikan orang itu dan hendaklah menyebabkan perintah itu disiarkan dalam Warta. Penalti kerana menjalankan fungsi-fungsi notari awam oleh orang yang tidak diberi kuasa **6. Mana-mana orang yang menjalankan, di dalam Malaysia, apaapa fungsi notari awam selain mengikut Akta ini melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan di hadapan Mahkamah Sesyen di Semenanjung Malaysia atau Mahkamah Majistret Kelas Satut di Sabah dan Sarawak boleh didenda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit. *CATATAN—Bagi pemakaian ke Sabah dan Sarawak-lihat L.N. 98/1965. **CATATAN—Bagi pemakaian ke Sabah dan Sarawak-lihar L.N. 98/1965. †CATATAN—Lihar seksyen 111 Akta Mahkamah Rendah 1948 [Acr 92].
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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).
