Notary Public Enfield offers services to both companies and individuals in Enfield and London.
Arnos Grove, Botany Bay, Bowes Park, Brimsdow, Bulls Cross, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Edmonton, Enfield Chase, Enfield Highway, Enfield Island Village, Enfield Lock, Enfield Town, Enfield Wash, Forty Hill, Freezywater, Grange Park, Hadley Wood, New Southgate, Oakwood, Palmers Gree, Ponders End, Southgate, Winchmore Hill and World's End.
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- What does a Notary do?
- Seeing a Notary Public
- What is Legalisation of documents or Apostille?
- What identification does a Notary Public require?
- How much does it cost to get documents notarised?
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- Terms of Business
What does a Notary do?
The need for a notary public is dictated by the requirements of the country where the document is to be used. For example, if you wish to buy a property abroad, it is often necessary to give your overseas lawyer power to deal with the purchase. This can be done by means of a power of attorney, which is signed by you in front of a notary. The notary public will confirm your name and identity and sign the document and seal it with their official seal.
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Seeing a Notary Public
You may need to see a Notary to:
- make a statutory declaration or swear an oath or affidavit
- confirm your single status in order to marry abroad
- obtain duplicate documents for lost passports or your other important documents
- get an Apostille (legalisation)
- have your contracts authenticated by a Notary
- have a commercial translation certified by a Notary
- assign patents, trade marks or domain names
- get a certified copy of a passport
- certify copies of other documents
- sign documents with regard to the purchase, sale or transfer of foreign property
- sign a Power of Attorney for use abroad
- any other documents for use abroad, which require Notarisation
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What is Legalisation of documents or Apostille?
Many countries also require notarised documents to be 'legalised'. This is a system which exists all round the world, not just in the UK. Legalisation is a double check to make sure that the Notary's signature is genuine. All Notaries' signatures and seals are recorded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Once the authenticity of the signature is confirmed a certificate is attached, called an "Apostille". Documents may also need to be checked by foreign embassies to make sure that the Notary's signature matches the one on their records. The requirement for this will depend on the foreign country involved.
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What identification does a Notary Public require?
One essential part of a Notary's work is to identify the people whom they see. This has always been a part of the Notary's records to ensure that documents are correctly signed and may be relied on by persons overseas.
Following the implementation of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, Notaries are now obliged to keep sufficient evidence on their files of the identity and the address of all their clients before they undertake any work.
Each person whose signature they are to certify must provide one of the following original identification documents at the time of the appointment.
- valid passport
- Driving licence (with photo card)
In addition, they require proof of residence, which can be one of the following original documents:
- Up to date printed Bank statement
- Recent Inland revenue tax demand or self assessment statement
When a Notary Public is acting for a corporate client, evidence of the due incorporation of the company or entity is required. The Notary will usually wish to make their own enquiries of the Companies Registry to obtain some documents such as:
- Extract from the company register
- Certificate of incorporation
- Latest report and audited accounts
- Up to date certified copy of partnership agreement
- Evidence of being regulated by a regulatory body
In addition to the above, each individual signatory will need to produce one of the identification documents mentioned above.
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How much does it cost to get documents notarised?
An indication of the costs can usually be given in advance but so that we can establish the charges please tell us the following:
- What service you need - witnessing signatures, certifying copy documents, obtaining Apostille etc
- The type of documents concerned - e.g. is it a Power of Attorney?
- Who is signing or presenting the documents - are they personal papers or for a Company?
- How many documents are there?
- Which country they are to go to.
Please visit the contact us page to obtain a quotation.
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