Hong Kong Regulations

ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION RULES - RULE 12B

Application for appointment as notary public

(1) An application for appointment as a notary public shall be made by motion.

(2) A notice of motion shall be accompanied by—

   (a)  a certificate issued by the Registrar certifying that the applicant
        has satisfied the requirement under section 40A(1)(a)(i) of the
        Ordinance;

   (b)  a certificate issued by The Law Society of Hong Kong certifying that
        the applicant has satisfied the requirement under section
        40A(1)(a)(ii) of the Ordinance;

   (c)  a certificate issued by the Society of Notaries under section  8 (b)
        of the Notaries Public (Examinations) Rules ( Cap 159 sub. leg. AH),
        certifying that the applicant has satisfied the requirement under
        section 40A(1)(a)(iii) of the Ordinance;

   (d)  subject to subrule (4), a letter of no objection issued by the Society
        of Notaries to the applicant under section 4(4) of the Notaries Public
        (Qualifications for Appointment) Rules ( Cap 159 sub. leg. AJ);

   (e)  an affidavit that complies with subrule (3); and

   (f)  the prescribed application fee.

(3) The affidavit in support of an application for appointment shall
include—

   (a)  the date of the applicant’s admission as a solicitor;

   (b)  the period or periods in aggregate of not less than 7 years during
        which he has practised as a solicitor;

   (c)  a description of the applicant’s practice as a solicitor during the
        period or periods mentioned in paragraph (b), stating the following
        facts or particulars, if applicable—

        (i)    he practised, or is practising— (A) as a solicitor in his own
               name; (B) as a sole solicitor under a firm name; (C) in a firm
               of solicitors; (D) within a group practice according to the
               Solicitors (Group  Practice) Rules ( Cap 159 sub. leg. X);

        (ii)   he was or is employed to do the legal work of an employer who
               is not a solicitor;

        (iii)  he was or is a member, director or employee of a solicitor
               corporation;

        (iv)   the name of each firm, group practice, employer or solicitor
               corporation mentioned in the affidavit;

        (v)    his position in each firm, group practice or employer mentioned
               in the affidavit;

        (vi)   the nature or types of work of his practice as a solicitor;

   (d)  the date on which the applicant passed the examination;

   (e)  other particulars that the applicant considers relevant to his
        application.

(4) If an applicant has not been issued with a letter of no objection or he
has been issued with such a letter, but it has been revoked by the Society of
Notaries, the affidavit in support of his application for appointment shall—

   (a)  state that fact; and

   (b)  exhibit the written notice served on him under section 4(8) or 6(3) of
        the Notaries Public (Qualifications for Appointment) Rules ( Cap  159
        sub. leg. AJ). (L.N. 28 of 2005)