Date: 2014-03-04Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt. hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956, These rules may be called the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2014.
Executive Summary:
This document details amendments to the Notaries Rules, 1956, under the Notaries Act of 1952. It outlines changes to fees for notarial services, certificate of practice procedures, and modifications to the notary seal. These amendments come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette, March 4, 2014.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General:**
* These rules are called the Notaries Amendment Rules, 2014.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendments to Rule 8B:**
* The words "three months" are substituted with "six months."
* **Amendments to Rule 9 (Fees):**
* Revised fees for:
* Issue of certificate of practice: ₹2000
* Extension of area of practice: ₹1500
* Renewal of certificate of practice: ₹1000
* Issue of a duplicate certificate of practice: ₹750
* **Amendments to Rule 10A (Notary Fees):**
* Revised fee structure for noting and protesting instruments based on the amount of the instrument:
* Not exceeding ₹10,000: ₹50
* Exceeding ₹10,000 but not ₹25,000: ₹100
* Exceeding ₹25,000 but not ₹50,000: ₹150
* Exceeding ₹50,000: ₹200
* Fees for other services:
* Recording a declaration of payment for honour: ₹100
* Duplicate protests: half the charge of original
* Verifying, authenticating, certifying, or attesting execution of any instrument: ₹35
* Presenting promissory note, hundi, or bill of exchange: ₹50
* Administering oath or taking affidavit: ₹35
* Preparing instruments for use outside India: ₹200
* Attesting/authenticating instruments for use outside India: ₹200
* Translating and verifying documents: ₹100
* Noting and drawing up ships protest, boat protest, or protest relating to demurrage and other commercial matters: ₹200
* Certifying copies of documents: ₹10 per page (minimum ₹20)
* Any other notarial act: as fixed by the Appropriate Government.
* In subrule 3, the words "rupees five" are substituted with "rupees twenty".
* **Amendments to Rule 12 (Seal):**
* The notary seal must now include an "Expiry Date."
Impact Analysis:
* **Notaries:**
* *Impact:* Increased application and service fees; changes to seal requirements, potential changes to their practice.
* *Action Required:* Adjust fees in accordance with the new rules, update notary seals to include expiry date, comply with the updated rules.
* **Citizens/Clients requiring Notarial Services:**
* *Impact:* Increased costs for various notarial services, potential changes to documentation requirements.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the revised fee structure and ensure compliance with any new documentation requirements.
* **Central Government/ Department of Legal Affairs:**
* *Impact:* Oversight of implementation and compliance with amended rules.
* *Action Required:* Ensure effective communication and enforcement of the amended rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Notaries Act, 1952: A law that this notification amends through rule changes.
Notaries Rules, 1956: The principal rules being amended by this notification.
Central Government: The governing body issuing this notification.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry under which the Department of Legal Affairs operates, responsible for the notification.
Department of Legal Affairs: The specific department within the Ministry of Law and Justice that issued the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the rule changes are published.
R. S. SHUKLA: The Joint Secretary and Legal Adviser who signed the notification.
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ििििववववििििधधधध औऔऔऔरररर (cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)यय यय ाााायययय मममम(cid:12)(cid:12)ंं(cid:12)(cid:12)ंं ााााललललयययय
(ििििववववििििधधधध ककककाााायययय (cid:15)(cid:15) (cid:15)(cid:15)ििििववववभभभभाााागगगग)
अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:4)द(cid:6)ल ी, 4 माच,(cid:12) 2014
ससससाााा.ककककाााा.ििििनननन. 150 ((((अअअअ)))).—क(cid:14)(cid:15)ीय सरकार, नोटरी अिधिनयम, 1952 (1952 का 53) क(cid:19) धारा 15 (cid:21)ारा (cid:22)द(cid:23)त शि(cid:27)त य(cid:28)
का (cid:22)योग करते ए, नोटरी िनयम, 1956 म (cid:14)और संशोधन करने के िलए िन"न िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:12)त:्-
1 (1) इन िनयम(cid:28) का संि’( त नाम नोटरी (संशोधन) िनयम, 2014 ह ै ।
(2) य े राजप+ म(cid:14) (cid:22)काशन क(cid:19) तारीख से (cid:22)वृ(cid:23)त ह(cid:28)ग े ।
2. नोटरी िनयम, 1956 (िज0 ह (cid:14) इसम(cid:14) इसके बाद मलू िनयम कहा गया ह)ै के िनयम 8-ख म,(cid:14) “तीन मास’’ श3द (cid:28) के
4 थान पर “छह मास’’ श3द रखे जाएंगे ।
3. मलू िनयम(cid:28) के िनयम 9 म,(cid:14) खंड (क) स े (घ) के 4थ ान पर िन"न िलिखत रखा जाएगा, अथात(cid:12) :्-
“ (क) 5 यवसाय का (cid:22)माणप+ जारी करना 2000 70
(ख) 5 यवसाय के ’े+ म (cid:14) िव4 तार 1500 70
(ग 5 यवसाय के (cid:22)माणप+ का नवीकरण 1000 70
(घ) 5 यवसाय के (cid:22)माणप+ क(cid:19) अनुिलिप जारी करना 750 70’’
4. मूल िनयम(cid:28) के िनयम 10 म(cid:14)—
(क) उपिनयम (1) के 4 थान पर िन"न िलिखत उपिनयम रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:12)त ्:—
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(1) (cid:22)(cid:23) यके नोटरी नीच ेव9णत दर(cid:28) से अनिधक श(cid:6)ु क (cid:22)भा;रत कर सकेगा, अथा(cid:12)त:—
(क) एक िलखत के अनादरण (cid:22)माणन के िलए:
य(cid:4)द िलखत क(cid:19) रािश 10,000 70 से अिधक न हो 50 70
य(cid:4)द यह 10,000 70 से अिधक ह ै =कतु 25,000 70 से अनिधक ह ै 100 70
य(cid:4)द यह 25,000 70 से अिधक ह ै =कतु 50,000 70 से अनिधक ह ै 150 70
य(cid:4)द यह 50,000 70 से अिधक ह ै 200 70
(ख) (cid:4)कसी िलखत के (cid:22)सा> यन के िलए
य(cid:4)द िलखत क(cid:19) रािश 10,000 70 से अनिधक ह ै 50 70
य(cid:4)द यह 10,000 70 स े अिधक ह ै =कत ु25,000 70 से अनिधक ह ै 100 70
य(cid:4)द यह 25,000 70 से अिधक ह ै =कत ु1,00,000 70 स ेअनिधक ह ै 150 70
य(cid:4)द यह 1,00,000 70 स े अिधक ह ै 200 70
(ग) आदरण के िलए संदाय क(cid:19) (cid:4)कसी घोषणा को अिभिलिखत करने के िलए 100 70
(घ) (cid:22)सा> य क(cid:19) दसू री (cid:22)ित मूल (cid:22)ित के (cid:22)भार का
आधा
(ड.) (cid:4)कसी िलखत के िन@प ादन के स(cid:23)य ापन, अिध(cid:22)माणन, (cid:22)माणन या 35 70
अनु(cid:22)माणन के िलए
(च) (cid:4)कसी वचन-प+, डं ी या िविनमय-प+ को 4व ीकृित या भुगतान के िलए या 50 70
बेहतर (cid:22)ितभूित क(cid:19) मांग करन ेके िलए (cid:22)4त तु करने के िलए
(छ) (cid:4)कसी 5 यि(cid:27) त को शपथ (cid:4)दलवाने या उसस े शपथप+ लने े के िलए 35 70
(ज) (cid:4)कसी अ0 य देश या भारत से बाहर (cid:4)कसी 4थ ान म(cid:14) लाग ू होने के िलए ऐस े 200 70
(cid:22)Bप और भाषा म(cid:14) ऐसी िलखत तैयार करन े के िलए जो उस 4थ ान क(cid:19)
िविध के अनBु प हो जहां ऐस े िवलेख का (cid:22)वतन(cid:12) (cid:4)कया जाना आशियत ह ै
(झ) (cid:4)कसी अ0 य देश म (cid:14) या भारत के बाहर (cid:4)कसी 4थ ान म (cid:14) (cid:22)भावी होने के िलए 200 70
ऐसे (cid:22)Bप और भाषा म(cid:14) जो उस 4थ ान क(cid:19) िविध के अनBु प हो जहां ऐस े
िवलेख का (cid:22)वत(cid:12)न (cid:4)कया जाना आशियत ह,ै (cid:4)कसी ऐसी िलखत के
अनु(cid:22)माणन या अिध(cid:22)माणन के िलए
(ञ) (cid:4)कसी द4 तावेज का एक भाषा से दसू री भाषा म(cid:14) अनुवाद और अनुवाद का 100 70
स(cid:23) यापन करने के िलए
(ट) पोत का (cid:22)सा> य, नौका का (cid:22)सा>य या डेमरेज या अ0य वािणिIय क मामले 200 70
से संबंिधत (cid:22)सा> य के अनादरण (cid:22)माणन और उस ेलेखबJ करने के िलए:
(ठ) मलू क(cid:19) स(cid:23) य (cid:22)ितिलिपय(cid:28) के Bप म (cid:14) द4त ावेज(cid:28) क(cid:19) (cid:22)मािणत (cid:22)ितय(cid:28) के िलए 10 70 (cid:22)ितपृ@ठ
0य नू तम 20 70
(ड) (cid:4)कसी अ0 य नोटरी काय(cid:12) के िलए: ऐसी रािश, जो
समुिचत सरकार
समय-समय पर िनयत
करे
ख . उपिनयम (3) म(cid:14) श3 द “पांच 7पय’े’ के 4 थान पर, श3द “बीस 7पय’े’ रखे जाएगं े ।
1. मूल िनयम(cid:28) के िनयम 12 म,(cid:14) अतं म(cid:14) दी गई मोहर म,(cid:14) “नाम ....... , ’े+ ....., रिज0 सं0........ ”श3द (cid:28) के 4थ ान पर,
“नाम ........, ’े+......, पंजी0सं0........,समाि( त क(cid:19) तारीख..... ”श3द रखे जाएगं े ।
[ फा.सं. 5(187) /2003 -एनसी ]
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(cid:22)कािशत ए थ े और त(cid:23) पLच ात् संशोधन सा.का.िन. 370(अ.) तारीख 08.07.1997, सा.का.िन. 547(अ.) तारीख
31.08.1998, सा.का.िन. 17(अ.) तारीख 05.01.2000, सा.का.िन. 262(अ.) तारीख 28.03.2000, सा.का.िन. 630
(अ) तारीख 21.07.2000, सा.का.िन. 172(अ) तारीख 12.03.2001, सा.का.िन. 330 (अ) तारीख 09.05.2001,
सा.का.िन. 460 (अ) तारीख 25.06.2001, सा.का.िन. 467 (अ) तारीख 09. 06.2003, सा.का.िन. 296 (अ) तारीख
19.05.2006, सा.का.िन. 441 (अ) तारीख 24.07.2006, सा.का.िन. 501 (अ) तारीख 24.08.2006, सा.का.िन. 73
(अ) तारीख 09.02.2007, सा.का.िन. 86 (अ) तारीख 14.02.2007, सा.का.िन. 330(अ) तारीख 08.05.2007 के साथ
प;ठत सा.का.िन. 319 (अ) तारीख 01.05.2007, सा.का.िन. 686 (अ) तारीख 31.10.2007, सा.का.िन. 51(अ) तारीख
23.01.2008, सा.का.िन. 636 (अ) तारीख 03.09.2008, सा.का.िन. 764 (अ) तारीख 03.11.2008, सा.का.िन. 114
(अ) तारीख 24.02.2009, सा.का.िन. 700 (अ) तारीख 24.09.2009 और सा.का.िन. 843 (अ) तारीख 25.11.2009,
सा.का.िन. 49 (अ) तारीख 25.01.2012, सा.का.िन. 632 (अ) तारीख 14.08.2012 और सा.का.िन. 662 (अ) तारीख
31.08.2012 के (cid:21)ारा (cid:4)कए गए ।
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department of Legal Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th March, 2014
G.S.R. 150 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952),
the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956, namely :—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Notaries Rules, 1956(hereinafter referred to as the principal Rules), in rule 8B, for the words ‘‘three
months”, the words “six months” shall be substituted.
3. In the principal Rules, in rule 9, for clauses (a) to (d), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—
“ (a) issue of certificate of practice — ` 2000
(b) extension of area of practice — ` 1500
(c) renewal of certificate of practice — ` 1000
(d) issue of a duplicate certificate of practice — ` 750 ”
4. In the principal Rules, in rule 10 –
(A) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) Every notary may charge fees not exceeding the rates mentioned below, namely :—
(a) For noting an instrument
if the amount of the instrument does not
exceed rupees 10,000 — ` 50
If it exceeds rupees 10,000 but does not
exceed rupees 25,000 — ` 100
If it exceeds rupees 25,000 but does not
exceed rupees 50,000 — ` 150
If it exceeds rupees 50,000 — ` 2004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(b) For protesting an instrument—
If the amount of the instrument does not
If it exceed rupees 10,000 — ` 50
If it exceeds rupees 10,000 but does not
exceed rupees 25,000 — ` 100
if it exceeds rupees 25,000 but does not
exceed rupees 1,00,000 — ` 150
if it exceeds rupees 1,00,000 — ` 200
(c) For recording a declaration of payment for honour — ` 100
(d) Duplicate protests — half the charge of original
(e) For verifying, authenticating, certifying or
Attesting the execution of any instrument — ` 35
(f) For presenting any promissory note, hundi
Or bill of exchange for acceptance or
payment or demanding better security — ` 50
(g) For administering oath to, or taking — ` 35
Affidavit from any person
(h) For preparing any instrument intended to
Take effect in any country or place outside — ` 200
India in such form, and language as may
Conform to the law of the place where
such deed is intended to operate
(i) For attesting or authenticating any
Instrument to take effect in any country or
Place outside India in such form and — ` 200
Language as may conform to the law of
The place where such deed is intended to
Operate.
(j) For translating and verifying the
Translation of any document from one
Language to another — ` 100
(k) For noting and drawing up ship’s
Protest, boat protest or protest — ` 200
Relating to demurrage and other commercial
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(l) For certifying copies of documents as
True copies of the original — ` 10 per page
minimum ` 20
(m) for any other notarial act — such sum as the
Appropriate Government
may fix from time to
time.”;
B. in sub-rule (3), for the words “rupees five”, the words “rupees twenty” shall be substituted.
5. In rule 12 of the principal Rules, in the Seal given at the end, for the words “ Name…., Area……,Regn.
No…………”, the words “ Name…., Area……,Regn. No……… Expiry Date…. …” shall be substituted.
[F. No. 5 (187)/2003-NC]
R. S. SHUKLA, Jt. Secy. & Legal Adviser
Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
S.R.O. 324, dated 14.02.1956 and subsequently amended by G.S.R. 370 (E), dated 08.07.1997, G.S.R. 547 (E),
dated 31.8.1998, G.S.R.17 (E), dated 05.01.2000, G.S.R.262 (E), dated 28.03.2000, G.S.R.630 (E), dated
21.07.2000, G.S.R.172 (E), dated 12.03.2001, G.S.R. 330 (E), dated 09.05.2001, G.S.R. 460 (E), dated 25.06.2001,
G.S.R. 467 (E), dated 09.06.2003, G.S.R. 296 (E), dated 19.05.2006, G.S.R. 441 (E), dated 24.07.2006, G.S.R.
501(E) dated 24.08.2006, G.S.R. 73 (E), dated 09.02.2007, G.S.R. 86 (E), dated 14.02.2007, G.S.R. 319 (E) dated
01.05.2007 read with G.S.R. 330 (E) dated 08.05.2007, G.S.R. 686 (E), dated 31.10.2007, G.S.R. 51 (E), dated
23.01.2008, G.S.R. 636 (E), dated 03.09.2008, G.S.R. 764 (E) dated 03.11.2008, G.S.R.114 (E) dated 24.02.2009,
G.S.R.700 (E) dated 24.09.2009 and G.S.R. 843 (E) dated 25.11.2009, G.S.R. 49(E) , dated 25.01.2012, G.S.R. 632
(E) dated 14.08.2012 and G.S.R. 662 (E) dated 31.08.2012.
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