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Notarisation

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WHAT IS A NOTARY PUBLIC?

AN OFFICER OF INTEGRITY

A notary or notary public is a legally qualified professional. Compared to about 198,000 solicitors, there are just over 750 notaries in England and Wales. We are a very rare breed! Notaries are highly qualified, undergoing post-graduate university legal studies and a two-year supervision period. Most notaries have qualified as solicitors and also notaries.

As the oldest branch of the UK legal profession, notaries have helped business trade internationally since Roman times, capturing records of agreement and transactions. Since the 1500’s, the notarial profession has been authorised to practice by the Archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England and Court

PUTTING DOCUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS BEYOND PROOF

The role of the notary public is important. Their authority and standing is recognised all over the world, allowing reliance on documents bearing a notary seal and signature

NOTARISATION

Notarisation is the act of authentication of documents for overseas use.

At Company Notary, our notaries verify and authenticate the execution or content of a broad range of documents for business and individuals with assets or activities abroad. For the purposes of authentication, many foreign countries require documentation to be notarized and legalized before they can be used, officially recorded or before they can have any legal effect.

To check if you need notarial services for your paperwork Documents we Notarise.

DO YOU NEED NOTARISATION?

Different countries have different requirements. This drives the need for a reliable “reference point” for documents originating from one country, but being used in another.

A notary is usually required to put an international document ‘beyond proof’. This means that, with the notary affixing his/her signature and seal to a document, it will be acceptable in the receiving country. Sometimes further authentication of the notary is required – please read more about legalisation here and use our complimentary legalisation tool.

The Notary checks (I.C.E):

We also advise on any further steps required for your documents.

NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE

What happens next? Once checked, the Notary Public creates a tailored notarial certificate and affixes a notarial seal and their signature to the document which confirms its execution or validity. A record of the notarial acts performed is maintained. All documents we notarise have a unique reference number to help clients in case they need copies or support in the future.

NOTARY SEAL

How do you know if the documents you are handling have been notarized? You should look for the notary seal (commonly known as a notary stamp) – an official stamp or embosser used by a notary to seal authorised documents. As the physical evidence of a document being certified by a notary, the notarial seal must be kept under the direct and exclusive control of the notary public. The notary will also sign the notarised document.

The term “notary seal” originates from when official documents used to be sealed with wax and then stamped. In modern times an ink stamp or embossed seal placed on the document is used to certify its authenticity.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) Legalisation Department maintain a record of notary seals, stamps and signatures in England and Wales.