N-2 - Notarial Act

Section 15 Disposition versions

2008-10-15

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired in the practice of the notarial profession, unless the notary

(1)  is expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences;

(2)  is so ordered by law; or

(3)   has reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person or an identifiable group of persons and the information is communicated in order to prevent an act of violence, including a suicide. However, the notary may only communicate the information to a person exposed to the danger or that person’s representative, and to the persons who can come to that person’s aid. The notary may only communicate such information as is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the information is communicated;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the board of directors and to answer, within a reasonable time, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the board of directors;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this Act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the board of directors;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the board of directors governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  (paragraph repealed);

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the board of directors or any of its committees;

(k)  (paragraph repealed);

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than 15 days;

(m)  to give notice of any marriage contract to the person responsible for keeping the register of personal and movable real rights.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59; 1989, c. 54, s. 178; 1992, c. 57, s. 630; 1994, c. 40, s. 387; 1999, c. 40, s. 197; 2001, c. 78, s. 9; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.

2001-12-20

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired in the practice of the notarial profession, unless the notary

(1)  is expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences;

(2)  is so ordered by law; or

(3)   has reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person or an identifiable group of persons and the information is communicated in order to prevent an act of violence, including a suicide. However, the notary may only communicate the information to a person exposed to the danger or that person’s representative, and to the persons who can come to that person’s aid. The notary may only communicate such information as is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the information is communicated;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the Bureau and to answer, within a reasonable time, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this Act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the Bureau;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the Bureau governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  (paragraph repealed);

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the Bureau or any of its committees;

(k)  (paragraph repealed);

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than 15 days;

(m)  to give notice of any marriage contract to the person responsible for keeping the register of personal and movable real rights.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59; 1989, c. 54, s. 178; 1992, c. 57, s. 630; 1994, c. 40, s. 387; 1999, c. 40, s. 197; 2001, c. 78, s. 9.

1999-10-22

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired by him in the practice of his profession, unless expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences to him;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the Bureau and to answer, within a reasonable time, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this Act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the Bureau;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the Bureau governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  (paragraph repealed);

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the Bureau or any of its committees;

(k)  (paragraph repealed);

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than 15 days;

(m)  to give notice of any marriage contract to the person responsible for keeping the register of personal and movable real rights.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59; 1989, c. 54, s. 178; 1992, c. 57, s. 630; 1994, c. 40, s. 387; 1999, c. 40, s. 197.

1994-10-15

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired by him in the practice of his profession, unless expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences to him;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the Bureau and to answer, within a reasonable delay, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this Act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the Bureau;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the Bureau governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  (paragraph repealed);

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the Bureau or any of its committees;

(k)  (paragraph repealed);

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than 15 days;

(m)  to give notice of any marriage contract to the person responsible for keeping the register of personal and movable real rights.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59; 1989, c. 54, s. 178; 1992, c. 57, s. 630; 1994, c. 40, s. 387.

1994-01-01

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired by him in the practice of his profession, unless expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences to him;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the Bureau and to answer, within a reasonable delay, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this Act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the Bureau;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the Bureau governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  to comply with the provisions of the tariff in force;

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the Bureau or any of its committees;

(k)  (paragraph repealed);

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than 15 days;

(m)  to give notice of any marriage contract to the person responsible for keeping the register of personal and movable real rights.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59; 1989, c. 54, s. 178; 1992, c. 57, s. 630.

1990-04-15

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired by him in the practice of his profession, unless expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences to him;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the Bureau and to answer, within a reasonable delay, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this Act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the Bureau;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the Bureau governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  to comply with the provisions of the tariff in force;

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the Bureau or any of its committees;

(k)  to keep in his office, available to the public, the list of persons under protective supervision, which list must be given to him without delay and gratuitously by the clerk or prothonotary of the district where the notary’s office is situated;

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than fifteen days.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59; 1989, c. 54, s. 178.

1977-12-31

15. The chief duties of every notary, in addition to those required of him by this Act, shall be:

(a)  not to divulge confidential knowledge acquired by him in the practice of his profession, unless expressly or implicitly authorized to do so by those who made such confidences to him;

(b)  to observe in the practice of his profession the rules of the most scrupulous honesty and impartiality;

(c)  to comply with the orders and regulations of the Bureau and to answer, within a reasonable delay, the demands of the president of the Order or of its officers;

(d)  to avoid all occasions of dispute and to maintain the most perfect courtesy in his relations with other notaries;

(e)  to have his office in a suitable place and to keep his minutes, repertory and trust books of account in a proper state of preservation in a fireproof and damp-proof strong room or safe, the whole in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau;

(f)  to keep his repertory and index in the form prescribed by this act;

(g)  to pay any contribution required by the Bureau;

(h)  to comply with the regulations of the Bureau governing the receipt, preservation and disposal of and accounting for sums and securities entrusted to him by his clients;

(i)  to comply with the provisions of the tariff in force;

(j)  to accept office as a member or officer of the Bureau or any of its committees;

(k)  to keep in his office, available to the public, the list of persons interdicted or to whom a judicial adviser has been appointed, which list must be given to him without delay and gratuitously by the clerk or prothonotary of the district where the notary’s office is situated;

(l)  to appoint a notary as attorney to certify and issue copies of deeds in his records, whenever he expects to have to be absent from his office for a period of more than fifteen days.

1968, c. 70, s. 15; 1973, c. 45, s. 3; 1974, c. 65, s. 59.