N-3 - Notaries Act

Section 13.1 Disposition versions

2023-12-07

13.1. A notary 55 years of age or over may be entered on the roll as a retired notary, on an application to the secretary of the Order.

A retired notary may use the prefix “Me” or “Mtre” before his or her name, provided it is followed by the title “retired notary”; he or she may not, however, use the title of notary, verbally or otherwise, or practise the profession of notary. Nevertheless, a retired notary may,

(1)  perform, within a legal person referred to in section 26.1 and in accordance with the regulation made under that section, the acts mentioned in paragraphs 3 to 5 of section 15 as well as those mentioned in paragraph 7 of that section, with the exception of representing clients in connection with any application that may be dealt with according to the procedure for non-contentious proceedings set out in Book III of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01); and

(2)  act as certified mediator in accordance with a regulation made under article 570 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

2023, c. 23, s. 22; 2023, c. 31, s. 54.

2023-10-24

13.1. A notary 55 years of age or over may be entered on the roll as a retired notary, on an application to the secretary of the Order.

A retired notary may use the prefix “Me” or “Mtre” before his or her name, provided it is followed by the title “retired notary”; he or she may not, however, use the title of notary, verbally or otherwise, or practise the profession of notary. Nevertheless, a retired notary may, within a legal person referred to in section 26.1 and in accordance with the regulation made under that section, perform the acts mentioned in paragraphs 3 to 5 of section 15 as well as those mentioned in paragraph 7 of that section, with the exception of representing clients in connection with any application that may be dealt with according to the procedure for non-contentious proceedings set out in Book III of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01).

2023, c. 23, s. 22.