Notary in India

sagar madan (Querist) 24 September 2008 This query is : Resolved
What are the requirements to become a notary in India?

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G. ARAVINTHAN (Expert) 24 September 2008
atleast 7 years practice + qualifications prescribed under The Notaries Act, 1952

H. S. Thukral (Expert) 24 September 2008
I think it is 10 years and not 7 years

Kiran Kumar (Expert) 24 September 2008
yes it is 10 years practice....most of all a good sifaarish counts a lot....

Adv.Shine Thomas (Expert) 24 September 2008
Sec.15 of Notary's Act,
sec.15(a)-for General Category:10 years
sec.15(aa)-for SC/ST: 7 years
Sec.15(ab)-for woman: 7 years

SANJAY DIXIT (Expert) 24 September 2008
THE NOTARIES RULES, 1956

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, namely:

[2][3. Qualifications for appointment as a notary

No person shall be eligible for appointment as a notary unless on the date of the application for such appointment-

(a) a person had been practicing at least for ten years, or

(aa) a person belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes had been practicing at least for seven years, or

(ab) a woman who had been practicing at least for seven years, as a legal practitioner, or

(b) he had been a member of the Indian Legal Services under the

Central Government, or

(c) he had been at least for ten years,-

(i) a member of Judicial Service; or

(ii) held an office under the Central Government or a State

Government requiring special knowledge of law after enrolment as an

advocate; or

(iii) held an office in the department of Judge Advocate General or in the legal department of the armed forces.)