REPUBLIC OF NAURU

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1973

NOTARIES PUBLIC (FEES) RULES 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

Rule
1. Short title
2. Scale of fees
Schedule

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IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on me by section 34 of the Legal Practitioners Act 1973, I hereby make the following Rules -

SHORT TITLE

l. These Rules may be cited as the Notaries Public (Fees) Rules 1977.

SCALE OF FEES

2. The fees chargeable by a notary public for discharging his duties under the provisions of the Act are those set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

Made this 7th day of January, 1977.

I. R. Thompson,
Chief Justice.

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SCHEDULE

Affidavits, Affirmations and Declarations

1. For administering an oath or affirmation or taking a declaration and for signing the relevant jurat or its equivalent	$	
		
- for one deponent, affirmer or declarant	1.00	
- for each additional deponent, affirmer or declarant at the same time	0.50	
		
2. For preparing an affidavit, affirmation or declaration verifying the execution of a document	5.00	
		
3. For preparing and completing a notarial certificate in respect of an oath, affirmation or declaration	5.00	
		
4. For preparing and completing a certificate in respect of each exhibit to an affidavit, affirmation or declaration	1.00	
		
Deeds and Other Documents		
5. Witnessing and attesting the execution or signing of a deed or other document		
		
- for one party	1.00	
- for each additional party at the same time	0.50	
		
6. For preparing and completing a notarial certificate in respect of such attestation	5.00	
		
Verification of Copy Documents		
7. For examining a photographic copy with the document		
- for each page	0.50	
		
8. For examining a copy other than a photographic copy with the document		
- for each page of A4 size or part thereof	2.00	
		
9. For preparing and completing a notarial certificate verifying the copy document	5.00	
		
Certificate Under Seal not otherwise prescribed hereunder		
10. For preparing and completing a notarial certificate	5.00	
		
Bills of Exchange		
11. For noting bill of exchange and entering in register and supplying one copy of note	5.00	
		
12. For presenting bill	a charge for time so occupied according to the Barristers and Solicitors (Non-Contentious Businesses) Rules 1974 for item remuneration	
13. For preparing, issuing and entering protest of bill of exchange and supplying one copy of protest	9.00 - reasonable out-of-pocket expenses	
		
Ship's Protests		
14. Preparing and attesting ship's protest including three copies (if required)	10.00	
		
15. Preparing and attesting extension of ship's protest	15.00	
		
Copies		
16. Except where otherwise provided, for making a carbon or photographic copy of any of the foregoing notarial documents	the fee prescribed as Item 5 of the Barristers and Solicitors (Remuneration: Non-contentious Business) Rules 1974	
		
Miscellaneous		
17. For instructions, attendances, correspondence, drawing, engrossing and all services not covered herein or, if so covered, involving unusual work or difficulty	the fee chargeable by barristers and solicitors under the Barristers and Solicitors (Remuneration: Non-contentious Business) Rules 1974 for item remuneration according to time, skill and responsibility involved.	

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