A Notary Public is an attorney who possesses in-depth knowledge of a set of legal facts, and the processes involved therein. A Notary Public needs to be admitted and authorised by the High Court to witness signatures, draw and attest contracts and statements, and authenticate the validity of certain documents.
By law, the following documents need to be drawn up by a Notary:
Notarial deeds are documents that are required to be notarised. This entails a Notary having to draft up the document prior to it being signed and witnessed in the presence of the Notary. Notarial deeds include, among other things, ante-and-post nuptial contracts, deeds of servitude, deeds of cession of usufruct, notarial leases, trust deeds of donation and notarial bonds.
