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A Notary Public is an officer of the law appointed by the Court of Faculties (after due examination) whose public office and duty it is to draw, attest, or certify under his seal of office, for use anywhere in the world, deeds and other documentation.
A Notary authenticates documents under his signature and official seal in such a manner as to render them acceptable to judicial or other public authorities in the country they are to be used. A Notary also administers oaths and declarations for use in proceedings in England and elsewhere; notes or certifies transactions relating to negotiable instruments; and draws up protests or other formal papers relating to occurrences on the voyages of ships and their navigation as well as the carriage of cargo ships.
The principal function of a notary public is to substantiate evidence of human activities. Some functions are listed below:
- attest to the execution and signature of documents
- authenticate the execution of documents
- authenticate the contents of documents; administer oaths and declarations
- draw up and extend protests of happenings to ships, crews and cargo
- present bills of exchange for acceptance and payment
- attend upon the drawing of bonds
- draw mercantile documents, deeds, agreements, wills in English and in foreign languages for use in Britain, the Commonwealth and foreign countries
- make and verify the making of translations from foreign languages into English and vice versa
- take evidence in England and Wales as a commissioner for foreign courts
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