SCRIVENERS (QUALIFICATIONS) RULES 1998
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Preamble |
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SCRIVENERS
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Schedule 1 – Training Agreement |
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Schedule 2 – Certificate of
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Schedule 3 – Syllabus for the
examination in foreign law relevant to notarial practice |
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Schedule 4 – Syllabus for the
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Schedule 5 – Syllabus for the
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Schedule 6 - Examination marking and notification of results |
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PREAMBLE
(Not
part of the Rules)
SCRIVENERS
(QUALIFICATIONS) RULES 1998
The purposes of the Rules are inter alia:-
a)
to
enhance the quality of notarial services by providing properly structured
training for prospective scrivener notaries;
b)
to
emphasise the special skills of scrivener notaries, both linguistic and legal
(particularly in the field of foreign law);
c)
to
introduce new skills into the profession;
d)
to
encourage new applicants and expand the profession;
e)
to
place emphasis on skills acquired through academic learning;
f)
to
encourage general notaries to become scrivener notaries by granting appropriate
exemptions;
g)
to
introduce a greater level of uniformity among the profession in
h)
to
align the profession more closely with its counterparts in Continental
i)
to
make provision for the recognition of qualifications of EU notaries seeking to
practise in
j) to ensure the continued availability to the public of skilled
full-time notaries and compliance with international standards.
SCRIVENERS (QUALIFICATIONS) RULES 1998
(as
amended 13 April 2000 and further amended
and
(RULES RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AS A
SCRIVENER NOTARY)
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The Master Wardens and Assistants of the Society of Scriveners of the
City of London in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by their charter
make the following Rules:-
1. These Rules come into force on the date which is appointed by
the Master of the Faculties for the coming into force of the Notaries
(Qualification) Rules 1998.
2. In these Rules:
“Approved
master’s degree” means the degree referred to in rule
4;
“Aptitude
test” means a test limited to the professional knowledge
of a person applying to the Company under rule 38 which the Committee may in
accordance with rule 38(ii) and the Directive require such person to pass with
the aim of assessing the ability of such person to practise as a Scrivener
Notary;
“Candidate” means
any person who has given notice to the Clerk in the manner prescribed in rule
3(i) of his intention to qualify as a Scrivener Notary;
“the
Clerk” means the Clerk of the Company;
“the
Committee” means the Notarial Committee of the Company;
“the
Company” means the Master Wardens and Assistants of the
Society of Scriveners of the City of
“the
Directive” means the European Council Directive of
“Faculty” means
a Faculty issued by the Court of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury;
“general
notary” means a public notary holding a Faculty to
practise in all parts of
“the
Master of the Faculties” means the Commissary or Deputy of the
Archbishop of Canterbury who exercises the jurisdiction of the Court of Faculties
and to whom all applications for admission as a notary are made;
“the
Master’s Rules” means the Notaries (Qualification)
Rules 1998 made or to be made by the Master of the Faculties as amended from
time to time;
“person”
means any individual whether male or female and any words referring to
person in the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
“Qualifications
Board” means the board established by rule 7 of the
Master’s Rules;
“Scrivener
Notary” means a public notary who is a member of the Company
holding the qualifications to practise as a scrivener notary from time to time
prescribed by the Company.
General
3. Subject to rule 38, no person shall be entitled to be admitted
as a Scrivener Notary until he has:
(i) given notice to the Clerk of his
intention to qualify as a Scrivener Notary accompanied by such fee as may from
time to time be specified by the Company;
(ii) qualified as a general notary in
accordance with the Master’s Rules
(iii) (a) passed the examination in foreign law
relevant to notarial practice referred to in rule 4 or obtained an Approved
master’s degree and (b) passed the foreign language examinations and the
examination in advanced notarial practice set by the Company as specified in
Schedules 4 and 5 to these Rules;
(iv) completed the period of
practical training or supervised practice prescribed by rules 7 to 26;
(v) received a certificate of Freedom of the
Company.
Master’s Degree
4. In order that he may acquire the knowledge necessary to engage
in the specialised areas of
international legal practice undertaken by Scrivener Notaries any person
wishing to qualify as a Scrivener Notary is required either to pass the
examination in foreign law relevant to notarial practice as specified in
Schedule 3, OR be in possession
of a post-graduate degree in a relevant
field of law from a university or other institute of higher education, the
subject matter of the course leading to the degree having been approved by the
Committee after consultation with the Qualifications Board prior to the
Candidate’s commencing the course concerned.
5. The Committee may, if it thinks fit, grant exemption to any
Candidate who produces to the Committee satisfactory evidence that at the time
the notice referred to in rule 3(i) was given
the Candidate already held a post-graduate degree in a relevant field of
law which the Committee after consultation with the Qualifications Board
considers to be of a standard equivalent to an Approved master’s degree taking
into consideration the contents of the course of study leading to the award of
the degree concerned and the standing of the university or other institution
concerned, and in such event the degree already held by the Candidate shall be
considered an Approved master’s degree for the purpose of these Rules.
6. For the purposes of rules 4 and 5 above “relevant field of law”
means a field of law which in the opinion of the Committee is relevant to a
particular area or particular areas of the specialised international work
undertaken by Scrivener Notaries, and the Committee may from time to time, for
the guidance of Candidates, publish notes
as to fields of legal practice which it considers peculiar to Scrivener
Notaries or appropriate for Scrivener Notaries to engage in, lists of approved
courses and other relevant information.
Practical Training
7.1 In order to receive practical training and
gain experience in the work of a Scrivener Notary, a Candidate (unless he
is in actual practice as a general notary and has elected with the agreement of
the Committee to undergo a period of supervised practice in accordance with
rules 16 to 26 below) must enter into a
training agreement for a period of two years with a Scrivener Notary in
full-time independent practice as a principal provided that such period may on
the application of the Candidate made to the Clerk prior to the entering into
of the training agreement be reduced at the discretion of the Committee to such
lesser period (being not less than six months) as to the Committee shall appear
fit taking into consideration any period during which the Candidate has been in
practice as a general notary or has been employed (with a view to qualification
as a Scrivener Notary) in the office of a Scrivener Notary in full-time
independent practice as a principal and the experience actually gained in the
course of such practice or employment provided further that within six months
of commencing such employment (such period to be extended to nine months in the
case of a Candidate whose employment commenced before 1 July 2001) the
Candidate shall have given notice thereof to the Clerk accompanied by a copy of
his contract of employment and the fee referred to in rule 3(i)
7.2 In Rule 7.1,
"employment" includes any period or periods (not exceeding a total
period of six months) during which the Candidate has at the request of the
Scrivener Notary by whom he was then employed spent prior to the entering into
of his Training Agreement working in the office or offices of notaries or
lawyers in a foreign country or countries for any of the purposes mentioned in
Rule 8 below.
8. The Candidate with the permission of the Scrivener Notary with
whom he has entered into a training agreement
may spend a period or periods not exceeding a total period of six months
(which shall be counted as part of the period of two years referred to in rule
7) working in the office or offices of notaries or lawyers in a foreign country
or foreign countries so that he may improve his knowledge of the language or
languages of the said country or countries and also gain practical experience
of legal procedures in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions of the said country or
countries and acquire skills in the drafting of notarial acts and other legal
documents used in the said jurisdiction or jurisdictions provided that where
the period of training has been reduced with the agreement of the Committee in
accordance with the proviso to rule 7.1 to less than two years, the period or
periods spent by the Candidate overseas pursuant to this rule 8 shall not exceed
in total one quarter of the period of training provided for in the training
agreement.
9. The training agreement to be entered into by the Candidate and
the Scrivener Notary shall be substantially in the form prescribed in Schedule
1 to these Rules.
10. Within one month after execution of the training agreement the
Candidate shall produce the same to the Clerk who shall record in a register
maintained for the purpose details of the names and addresses of the Scrivener
Notary and of the Candidate, the date of execution of the agreement and the
date of commencement of the period of training.
11. Upon registration of the particulars of the training agreement as
provided for in rule 10 the Candidate shall pay to the Clerk such fee for
registration as may from time to time be fixed by the Company.
12. The said register shall be a public document and any person shall
be entitled to inspect the register at such place and during such office hours
as may be determined by the Company subject to payment of such reasonable fee
for inspection as may from time to time be fixed by the Company.
13. Save for such period when he is working in a foreign country as
provided for in rule 8, the Candidate shall be instructed by the Scrivener
Notary with whom he has entered into a training agreement in the proper
business and practice of a Scrivener Notary throughout the period of two years
(or such lesser period as the Committee may have agreed in accordance with the
proviso to rule 7) and at the conclusion of the said period the Scrivener
Notary shall certify in the form prescribed in Schedule 2 that the Candidate
has so completed the full period of the training agreement inclusive of such
period (if any) as he has spent in a foreign country or foreign countries
pursuant to rule 8.
14. If the Scrivener Notary shall die before the expiry of the period
of the training agreement, or shall discontinue his practice as a Scrivener
Notary, or if the training agreement shall be cancelled by mutual agreement
between the Candidate and the Scrivener Notary, then the Candidate may enter
into a training agreement with another Scrivener Notary for the purpose of
completing the remainder of the period thereof, and the period of instruction
under the new training agreement shall be as effectual as if the Candidate had
continued to be instructed by the Scrivener Notary with whom he previously had a training agreement provided
that within one month after execution of the new training agreement, the Candidate
shall produce the same to the Clerk who shall record details of the same as
provided for in rule 10.
15. In the event of the Candidate’s entering into two or more
training agreements as provided for in rule 14 each Scrivener Notary with whom
he has had a training agreement shall individually and separately certify in
the form prescribed in Schedule 2, modified as appropriate, that the Candidate
has whilst being instructed by him completed the period stated in the
certificate inclusive of such period (if any) as he has spent in a foreign
country or foreign countries pursuant to rule 8, provided that in the event of
the death of any such Scrivener Notary the Candidate shall make a statutory
declaration to the effect that he was instructed by the deceased Scrivener
Notary from the commencement of the period of the training agreement until the
date of death of the Scrivener Notary.
Supervised Practice
16. A Candidate who has satisfied the requirements of rule 3(iii) and
is in actual practice as a general notary may on application to the Clerk and
with the agreement of the Committee elect to undergo a period of supervised
practice in lieu of practical training in which event the following rules 17 to
26 shall apply to him to the exclusion of rules 7 to 15 above.
17. Upon receipt of the application referred to in rule 16 above the
Clerk will refer the matter to the Committee and if after deliberation the
Committee accepts the Candidate’s application it will appoint a supervisor for
the Candidate and the Clerk will notify the Candidate accordingly.
18. A supervisor must be a
Scrivener Notary of at least five years’ standing.
19. Upon notification to the Candidate of the appointment of a
supervisor the Candidate shall pay to the Clerk such fee in respect of the
appointment as may from time to time be determined by the Company.
20. The Candidate shall during the two years immediately following
the appointment of the supervisor practise as a notary under the supervision of
the supervisor and the following shall apply:
(i) during the said period the supervisor
shall visit the office of the Candidate at least once in every period of four
months to inspect the work, records and accounts of the Candidate provided that
the supervisor shall not inspect:
(a) in the case of a Candidate who is a
solicitor or licensed conveyancer any work, records or accounts relating to
work which the Candidate is qualified to undertake and does undertake as a
solicitor or licensed conveyancer; or
(b) any work, records or accounts which the
Candidate for good reason is unwilling to show the Supervisor provided that the
Candidate must arrange for the inspection of such work, records or accounts by
another Scrivener Notary of at least five years’ standing and who shall advise
the results of such inspection to the supervisor;
(ii) during the said period the supervisor
shall make himself available at all reasonable times at the supervisor’s usual
place of business to answer queries raised by the Candidate on matters
pertaining to the practice of a Scrivener Notary.
21. A supervisor shall ensure,
insofar as he is able, that the Candidate is aware of and complies with all
rules and orders made by the Master of the Faculties and conducts himself in a
manner calculated to maintain the reputation of the office of a Scrivener
Notary.
22. A supervisor shall be entitled to charge the Candidate a fee or
fees not exceeding the level prescribed from time to time in regulations made
by the Committee and approved by the Company together with reasonable expenses
of travel, subsistence and (where necessary) accommodation.
23. If a supervisor shall die or discontinue his practice as a
Scrivener Notary before the completion of the period of supervision then the
Committee will, on the application of the Candidate made within one month of
such death or discontinuance becoming known to the Candidate, appoint another
supervisor willing to undertake the supervision of the Candidate for the
remainder of the said period.
24. Every Candidate shall maintain a supervision register (in a
format approved by the Committee) in which shall be recorded:
(i) by the supervisor a record of every visit
and inspection made by the supervisor pursuant to rule 20(i) including any
inspection by another Scrivener Notary made pursuant to proviso (b) to such
rule;
(ii)
by the supervisor and the Candidate a record of the
fees charged by the supervisor;
and
(iii)
by the supervisor at the conclusion of the period
of supervision a statement of whether or not in the supervisor’s view the
Candidate is a fit and proper person to be admitted as a Scrivener Notary.
25. At the conclusion of the
supervision period the Candidate shall produce the supervision register to the
Clerk for scrutiny by the Committee and if required by the Committee the
Candidate shall attend in person before the Committee to answer any queries
arising from such scrutiny and in order that he may if the Committee thinks fit
be examined viva voce on any matter
concerning the practice of a Scrivener Notary and the deontology of the
profession.
26. Following such scrutiny and (where applicable) examination
aforesaid the Committee may either direct the chairman of the Committee to
issue to the Candidate a certificate of completion of the supervision period or
it may extend the supervision for such further period as it considers
reasonable in the circumstances of the case.
Examinations
27. Any person wishing to qualify for practice as a Scrivener Notary
is (except as otherwise provided by these Rules) required to pass (a) the
examination set by the Company in foreign law relevant to notarial practice
referred to in rule 4 and as specified in Schedule 3 to these Rules, and (b)
the foreign language examinations and the examination in advanced notarial
practice set by the Company referred to in rule 3 and as specified in Schedules
4 and 5 to these Rules.
28. The Committee, if it thinks fit, may grant exemption from sitting
one or more language examinations to any person who produces to the Committee
satisfactory evidence that he has passed a public examination in the language
or languages concerned, which includes subject-matter similar to that of the
examinations set by the Company, at a standard equivalent to or higher than
that required to pass those examinations.
29. A Candidate intending to take the Company’s examinations shall
give two months' notice in writing to the Clerk of his desire to do so.
30. Examinations will be held in January and July in each year at
such times and places as the Committee may direct.
31. All matters not regulated in these Rules relating to the syllabus
for the examinations, their conduct and duration, the standard to be achieved
in the marking of papers as well as notification of results and anything
incidental thereto shall be governed by regulations made by the Committee after
consultation with the Qualifications Board and approved by the Company from
time to time and any person desiring to take an examination shall be bound by
such regulations as are in force at the time when his notice of desire to be
examined is accepted by the Clerk.
32. The Committee shall not permit any person who has failed to
attain a sufficient standard in any examination to resit the examination or
examinations which he has failed on more than three occasions.
33. Any person giving notice to the Clerk of his desire to take the
examinations or to resit any examination shall pay such fee or fees as may be
fixed by the Committee from time to time.
Certificate of Freedom of the Company
34. As soon as he has complied with the educational requirements
prescribed by these Rules and completed the period of his training agreement or
supervised practice the Candidate shall produce to the Clerk a certificate as
required by rule 13, such certificates or statutory declaration as are required
by rule 15 or such certificate as is referred to in rule 26, and the Candidate
shall be admitted to the freedom of the Company according to the rules,
ordinances and procedures of the Company and on payment of such fee or fees
payable upon admission to the freedom of the Company as are from time to time
fixed by the Company, and upon admission to the freedom of the Company the
Clerk shall give him a signed certificate to that effect.
Post-admission Supervision and Continuing Education
35. The Committee may from time to time by regulations approved by
the Company make provision for the supervision of Scrivener Notaries newly
admitted to practice and for the continuing professional education of Scrivener
Notaries.
Appeals
36. If the Candidate is
dissatisfied with any decision or determination made by the Committee in the
exercise of any of the discretions reserved to it under these Rules, he shall
be entitled to appeal to the Master of the Faculties in accordance with such
procedure as the Master of the Faculties may from time to time by Order
prescribe and upon such terms as to costs as the Master of the Faculties may
specify and, in the event of the Candidate’s appeal being successful, the decision or determination of the Master
of the Faculties shall be substituted for that of the Committee.
Transitional Provision
37. a) These Rules
shall not apply to any person already serving an apprenticeship to a Scrivener
Notary on the date when they come into force and any such person shall continue
to be bound by the terms of the apprenticeship agreement to a Scrivener Notary
which he entered into prior to the commencement of these Rules and shall
complete the period of five years apprenticeship in accordance with such
apprenticeship agreement, notwithstanding that part of the said period is completed
after the coming into operation of these Rules and such person shall in all
respects comply with the procedures and rules and ordinances of the Company in
operation prior to the coming into force of these Rules provided that such
person may, on giving notice to the Clerk not later than three months after the
date of such entry into force and with the agreement of the Scrivener Notary to
whom he is apprenticed, elect to qualify as a Scrivener Notary in accordance
with these Rules with such exemptions being granted by the Committee as it
thinks fit in view of the apprenticeship period already completed and
examinations passed by such person.
b) Candidates
who gave notice of their intention to qualify as scrivener notaries to the
Clerk prior to
Special
provision for European Economic Area Notaries
38 (i) Any
person qualified as a notary or notary public in a member state of the European
Economic Area other than the United Kingdom may apply to the Company for
recognition that he is qualified to receive a certificate of freedom of the
Company in order to permit him to obtain a Faculty enabling him to practise as
a Scrivener Notary. Such application
shall be made to the Clerk in such form and accompanied by such fee and by such
information as the Committee may from time to time prescribe;
(ii)
The Committee shall after consultation
with the Qualifications Board examine any application made under rule 38(i) in
accordance with the procedures set out in articles 3 and 4 of the
Directive. If compensatory measures are
required, the applicant may be required to pass an Aptitude test in accordance
with the derogation in the final sub-paragraph of article 4;
(iii)
Where an application is made to the
Company under rule 38(i) the Committee shall determine the application as soon
as possible and communicate the outcome to the applicant in a reasoned decision
within four months of the production of all the certificates and documents
relating to the applicant referred to in article 8.1 of the Directive;
(iv) If the Company refuses an application under rule 38(i) or
has not determined the application within the time prescribed by rule 38(iii)
the Company shall be deemed to have refused an application for a certificate of
freedom and the applicant shall be entitled to appeal against such refusal to
the Master of the Faculties.
Repeal
39.
Save as provided in rule 37, the
Scriveners (Qualifications) Rules 1991 are hereby repealed.
Citation
40. These Rules may be cited as
the Scriveners (Qualifications) Rules 1998.
Dated this 7th day of
December 1998.
Approved by the Master Wardens
and Assistants of the Society of Scriveners of the City of
Schedule 1
Training Agreement
THIS TRAINING
AGREEMENT is
made on the [day] day of [month] 20[…]
BETWEEN [full
names], a Scrivener Notary in full-time independent practice as a principal
at [address] (hereinafter referred to
as “the Scrivener Notary”) and [full
names] of [address] (hereinafter
referred to as “the Candidate”).
WHEREAS
i. The
Candidate is a general notary (as defined in the Scriveners (Qualifications)
Rules 1998) and wishes to receive practical training and to gain experience in
the work of Scrivener Notaries with a view to qualifying as a Scrivener Notary.
ii. The Scrivener Notary has agreed to
instruct the Candidate in the practice of a Scrivener Notary for a period of
two years[1] in
consideration of [the payment by the Candidate to the Scrivener Notary of the
sum of £ and] the covenants by
the Candidate hereinafter set out.
NOW THIS DEED
WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Candidate hereby agrees during the period of two years
commencing on the day of the date of this agreement to accept instruction from
or on behalf of the Scrivener Notary on matters relating to the practice and
profession of a Scrivener Notary.
2. The
Candidate covenants and agrees with the Scrivener Notary that throughout the
said period of two years he will:
(i) faithfully and diligently perform such
duties as Candidate as may be required of him by the Scrivener Notary,
and
(ii) at all times observe confidentiality in
respect of all matters disclosed to him/her by the Scrivener Notary or by any
of his clients or by any notary or lawyer or any of his clients in a foreign
country or foreign countries during any period when with the permission of the
Scrivener Notary he is working in the office of any such notary or lawyer.
3. The
Scrivener Notary covenants and agrees with the Candidate that during the said
period of two years he will instruct or cause the Candidate to be taught and
instructed in the profession and practice of a Scrivener Notary.
4. The Scrivener Notary covenants and agrees
with the Candidate that:
(i) subject to the requirements of rule 8 of
the Scriveners (Qualifications) Rules 1998 he is willing to permit the
Candidate to spend a total period not exceeding [state maximum period] working in the office or offices of notaries
or lawyers in a foreign country or foreign countries for the purposes specified
in the said rule,
and
(ii) provided the Candidate has faithfully and
diligently performed his obligations under this agreement he will provide the
Candidate with any certificate or other document or do anything which may be
required to assist the Candidate to become a Scrivener Notary.
IN WITNESS whereof the parties have put their
signatures on the day and in the year written above.
Signed and delivered as a deed in [place of execution of deed] by
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the said [full
names of the Scrivener Notary] |
and by the said [full names of Candidate] |
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in the presence of: Name of Witness Address Occupation |
in the presence of: Name of Witness Address Occupation |
Schedule 2
Certificate of
completion of period of training agreement
I [full name]
a Scrivener Notary in full-time independent practice as a principal at [address] state that on the [day] day of [month] 20[…], [full names of
Candidate] entered into a training agreement with me under which I was
required to instruct the Candidate in matters relating to the practice and
profession of a Scrivener Notary for a period of [two years[2]] to be counted from the day
of the date of the said agreement and I confirm that since the [day] day of [month] 20[…] [full names of
Candidate] has received instruction from me for a period of [two years[3]]
[inclusive of a total period of [state
period spent abroad] which with my permission he spent in a foreign country
or foreign countries pursuant to rule 8 of the Scriveners (Qualifications)
Rules 1998[4]] and
I hereby certify that he has now duly completed the period of [two years[5]]
provided for in the said agreement.
Signed
Dated
Schedule 3
Syllabus for the
examination in foreign law relevant to notarial practice
A three-hour closed-book written paper examining the following aspects of the laws of a foreign country or jurisdiction selected by the candidate and approved by the Committee:
·
The law
of movable and immovable property including the transfer and alienation
thereof;
·
The use
of such property for securing loans;
·
Matrimonial
regimes;
·
Succession;
·
Companies
and other legal entities;
·
Conflict
of law rules insofar as they relate to the above aspects.
Schedule 4
Syllabus for the
language examinations
(i) Main
language, examined in two papers both of three hours’ duration, the first (for
which the use of dictionaries is not permitted) consisting of the translation
into English of legal documents, commercial documents, legislation, legal
opinions or similar material in the language selected. The second paper (for which the use of
dictionaries[6] is
permitted) consists of the translation into the foreign language of similar
material in English and the drafting in the foreign language of standard
notarial documents and other legal documents;
(ii) Subsidiary language, examined in one paper
(for which the use of dictionaries[7]
is permitted) of three hours’ duration consisting of typical tasks involving
foreign-language documents, including correcting, completing and commenting on
texts in the subsidiary foreign language and the translation from the selected
foreign language into English of standard documents commonly encountered in
notarial practice.
Note – choice of languages:
The candidate’s choice of language both for the main language and for
the subsidiary language papers shall be subject to the approval of the Notarial
Committee. In reaching its decision the
Notarial Committee shall have regard to the anticipated utility of the foreign
languages in the context of the candidate’s notarial practice.
Schedule 5
Syllabus for the
examination in advanced notarial practice
A three-hour closed-book written paper consisting of questions on the
following matters:
·
forms
of notarial act – attestation, public and private form, exemplification
certificates, including drafting skills and an appreciation of the reason for
and significance of form in relation to different jurisdictions;
·
the
rules and regulations applying to notaries
·
the
evidential status of notarial acts;
·
the law
and practice relating to powers of attorney and other forms of agency;
·
oaths
and affirmations, affidavits and statutory declarations;
·
bills
of exchange, promissory notes and cheques;
·
ship
protests;
·
miscellaneous
operations, including bond and debenture stock operations and share issue
ballots.
Schedule 6
Examination
marking and notification of results
The pass mark in all papers shall be 50%
All papers shall be double marked and moderated in accordance with regulations made from time to time by the Notarial Committee.
The Clerk shall notify candidates in writing as soon as practicable after the Notarial Committee has reached a decision on the results of examinations and shall report such results to the Court of Assistants of the Company at the Court meeting next held after the examinations.
Regulations made by the Notarial Committee of the Worshipful Company of
Scriveners by authority granted under section 31 of the Scriveners
Qualification Rules 1998
Examination
marking and notification of results
The Notarial Committee shall appoint two examiners for each examination.
The examination paper shall be set by the first examiner and approved by the second examiner.
The examination scripts shall be marked by the second examiner who will provide comments on each candidate’s performance and a mark. The comments and the mark awarded shall be moderated by the first examiner before being notified to the Clerk, who will present the results of all examinations sat at each session to the Notarial Committee for approval.
In the event of the examiners failing to reach agreement as to the content of the examination paper or the mark awarded to a candidate, the matter shall be referred to the Notarial Committee, or to a sub-committee of the Notarial Committee formed for such purpose, so that it may be resolved.
[1] or such lesser period as the Committee may have approved pursuant to rule 7
[2] or such lesser period as the Committee may have approved pursuant to Rule 7
[3] period actually served to be substituted for two years in any
certificate provided under Rule 15; and see note 1 supra
[4] to be omitted if inapplicable
[5] see notes 1 and 2 supra
[6] up to 3 volumes may be
taken into the examination room
[7] up to 3 volumes may be
taken into the examination room