SCHEDULE 21 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Legal Services Act 2007 (2007 c 29) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 21 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Section 208

Public Notaries Act 1801 (c 79)

1

The Public Notaries Act 1801 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.

2

In section 1 (no person to be created to act as public notary, to do any notarial act etc unless duly admitted), omit “, or use and exercise the office of a notary, or do any notarial act,â€.

3

In section 14 (Act not to extend to certain persons), omit from “proctor†to “any otherâ€.

Public Notaries Act 1843 (c 90)

4

The Public Notaries Act 1843 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 5 to 7.

5

After section 7 insert—

“7A Effect of admission or grant of faculty

(1)     Despite any provision made by the Public Notaries Acts, a person's entitlement to carry on an activity which is a notarial activity is to be determined in accordance with the Legal Services Act 2007.

(2)     Nothing in the Public Notaries Acts is to be regarded, for the purposes of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 3 to the Legal Services Act 2007 (exempt persons in relation to notarial activities) as authorising a person to carry on such an activity.

(3)

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