I am a Notary Public based in Swansea. I offer Notarisation to clients in the South West Wales region and can arrange Apostilles through the Foreign & Commonwealth office.
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A Notary, or Notary Public, can authenticate or legalise any document. A Notary can also arrange legalisation or an apostille, if needed. You will normally require the services of a Notary Public when you have documents which are needed to be used abroad. The Notary's signature and seal will verify to the authorities in that country that the relevant checks have been carried out.
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 his official seal.
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A Notary Public can provide the following services for businesses:
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A Notary Public can provide the following services for individuals:
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If a document requiring notarisation is in a foreign language it may be necessary for the document to be translated by an official translator who will then have to sign a statutory declaration certifying that it is a true translation.
In some cases the Notary may be able to watch the signing of a foreign document and then prepare a covering certificate to which he will fix his seal of office and signature to confirm that he has witnessed the signing and checked identity. The Notary must be completely satisfied that the person signing is fully conversant with the language of the document and has been properly advised on its contents.
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Many countries also require notarised documents to be legalised. Legalisation is a double check to make sure that the Notary's signature is genuine and recognised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Documents may in addition have to be legalised by foreign embassies as well as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The requirement for this will depend on the foreign country involved. Once the authenticity of the Notary's signature is confirmed a certificate is attached, called an "Apostille".
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A Notary is an independent officer and must not do anything to compromise this. Notaries should not act in matters where they have a personal interest, and are subject to professional rules and standards to ensure the protection of their clients. They are also bound to follow the rules on the prevention of money laundering. Notaries must be insured against negligence and dishonesty.
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A Notary will keep a register of all the official documents that he makes and this serves as a permanent public record. Notaries must make these available to all those who have a proper right to see them including their client and any other parties involved in such documents.
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A Notary has to act independently and impartially. A Notary may act for both parties to a contract, but has to identify potential conflicts of interest if they exist and try to resolve them if possible.
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Following the implementation of the Money Laundering Regulations, 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.
In addition, notaries require proof of address, which can be one of the following original documents:
When a Notary public is acting for a corporate client, evidence of the status and authority of the person acting on behalf of the company or entity is required. This may require one or more of the following documents to be produced:
In addition to the above, each individual signatory will need to produce the individual identification documents mentioned above.
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An early indication of the costs can usually be given in advance but so that we can establish the charges please tell us the following:
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