Public Notaries Act 1801 (1801 c. 79)

1 From Aug. 1, 1801, no person in England shall act as a Publick Notary, unless duly admitted.

From and after the first day of August one thousand eight hundred and one, no person in England shall be created to act as a publick notary, ..., unless such person shall have been duly sworn, admitted, and inrolled, . . . in the court wherein notaries have been accustomarily sworn, admitted, and inrolled.

[F1] Words in s. 1 repealed (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 210, 211, Sch. 21 para. 2, Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(i)(i) (with art. 9)

[F2] Words in S.1 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch.20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2,Sch.

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[F3] S. 2 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 57(3)(a)(11), 59(1), 125(6), Sch20 (with saving in Sch. 19 para. 13); S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2,Sch.

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[F4] S. 3 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch.20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2,Sch.

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[F5] S. 4 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2,Sch.

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[F6] S. 5 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch.20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2, Sch

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[F7] Ss. 6, 11, 12, 15 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1872 (c. 63)

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[F8] S. 7 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2,Sch.

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[F9] S. 8 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch.20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2, Sch

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[F10] S. 9 repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20: S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2, Sch.

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[F11] S. 10 repealed by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 59(1), 66(3)(4), 125(7), Sch. 20

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[F12] Ss. 6, 11, 12, 15 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1872 (c. 63)

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[F13] S. 13 repealed (1.11.1999) by 1999 c. 22, s. 106, Sch. 15 Pt.II (with Sch. 14 paras. 7(2), 36(9)); S.I. 1999/2657, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Pt.II

14 Act not to extend to Proctors in Ecclesiastical Courts, Secretaries to Bishops, &c.

Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby enacted, that nothing in this Act contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to any ... person or persons necessarily created a notary publick for the purpose of holding or exercising any office or appointment, or occasionally performing any publick duty or service under government, and not as general practitioner or practitioners; anything herein-before contained to the contrary notwithstanding: . . . .

[F14] Words in s. 14 repealed (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 210, 211, Sch. 21 para. 3, Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(i)(i) (with art. 9)

[F15] Words repealed by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20

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[F16] Ss. 6, 11, 12, 15 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1872 (c. 63)

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[F17] S. 16 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 (c. 50), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group1

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[F18] S. 17 repealed by Public Authorities Protection Act 1893 (c. 61), s. 2

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[F19] S. 18 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (c. 59)