Notaries Public Act 1959 s 7
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s 7
(1) The Rules Committee in respect of Peninsular Malaysia and the Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak after consultation with the State Attorney General concerned in respect of Sabah and Sarawak may make rules—
(a) for the guidance and control of persons entitled to exercise the functions of a notary public under this Act;
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(b) to fix the fees payable to notaries public;
(c) to fix the fees payable by any person on appointment as a notary public: Provided that no such rule shall require any fee to be paid in respect of any appointment as a notary public deemed to have been made by virtue of subsection 8(1); and
(d) prescribing the powers and functions of notaries public.
(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Federal Gazette or the Sabah or the Sarawak State Gazette, as the case may be. *Saving
*NOTE-In its application to Sabah and Sarawak-see L.N. 98/1965. #*NOTE-In its application to Sabah and Sarawak-see L.N. 98/1965. +NOTE-See section 111 of the Subordinate Courts Act 1948 [Act 92].
Malay text (authoritative)
Notari Awam Kaedah-kaedah
(1) Jawatankuasa Kaedah, berkenaan dengan Semenanjung Malaysia, dan Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak selepas berunding dengan Peguam Besar Negeri yang berkenaan, berkenaan dengan Sabah dan Sarawak, boleh membuat kaedahkaedah-
(a) bagi panduan dan pengawalan orang yang berhak menjalankan fungsi notari awam di bawah Akta ini;
(b) untuk menetapkan fi yang kena dibayar kepada notari awam;
(c) untuk menetapkan fi yang kena dibayar oleh mana-mana orang apabila dilantik sebagai notari awam: Dengan syarat bahawa tiada mana-mana kaedah sedemikian boleh menghendaki apa-apa fi dibayar berkenaan dengan apa-apa pelantikan sebagai notari awam yang disifatkan telah dibuat menurut subseksyen 8(1); dan
(d) yang menetapkan kuasa dan fungsi notari awam.
(2) Segala kaedah yang dibuat di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah disiarkan dalam Warta Persekutuan atau Warta Negeri Sabah atau Sarawak, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan. *Kecualian
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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).
