Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement — Notaries Ordinance, 1961

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.―(1) This Ordinance may be called the Notaries Ordinance, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) It shall come into force on such date 1as the 2 [Provincial Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

Effective date: 1961-01-01

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Section 2: Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,―Section 3: Power to appoint notaries. The * * * Provincial Government, for the whole or any part Section 4: Registers Section 5: Entry of names in the Register and issue or renewal of certificates of practice. Every Section 6: Annual publication of lists of notaries. The * * * Provincial Government shall, not later Section 7: Seal of notaries. Every notary shall have and use, as occasion may arise, a seal of such

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