Public Notaries are licensed lawyers who are granted a Public Notary permit to inspect and verify the identity of signatories on legal documents, ensure that the signatories comprehend the contents of the documents and attest to the authenticity of the signatures affixed to the documents and undertake other matters pertaining to verifying the authenticity of documents.

Lawyers licensed to practice in Maldives, with a minimum of 3 (three) years of experience in legal practice, can attain certification to practice as Public Notaries in the Maldives.

Under Section 4-3 (b) of the Public Notary Rules, Public Notaries are required to pay the following fees. 

• Registration Fee: MVR 2,000 
• Annual Fee: MVR 2,000 

The deadline for payment of annual fees is 31st March each year. Public Notaries that do not pay the annual fees by the deadline will be removed from Public Notary Register of the Bar Council. 

Register of Public Notaries – Maldives

Apply to register to act as a Public Notary

https://forms.gle/wSxbCTj2hPrKZj7o7

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Payment Instructions

For the payment of the registration/annual fees, please follow the instructions below.  

• Account Name: Bar Council of the Maldives
• Bank:  Maldives Islamic Bank
• Account Number: 90101555000971000

Kindly read all the below instructions prior to making the payment:

1. Fees must be made as one single payment; fee payment on an installment basis is not permitted.
2. Only bank transfers and cash deposits will be accepted.
3. If you are making the payment via cash deposit, kindly send us a clear scan of the deposit slip via e-mail.
4. If the cash deposit is made through the ATM, please mention that the deposit has been made via ATM deposit.
5. If you are making the payment via transfer, the transfer slip must bear your full name, national ID card number in the payment description.
6. Kindly share the transfer slip/receipt via https://forms.gle/wo2WxSPCoBqJ3eFQ6.
7. If your payment is made by a third party, the bank account name of the third party, full name and national ID card number must be clearly mentioned in the return e-mail.
8. Fee will be deemed to be received by the Bar Council of the Maldives only upon the verification from the Maldives Islamic Bank.
9. Once the fee is received by the Bar Council of the Maldives, you will be issued with a payment receipt. 

Notifying Errors in Public Notary Register

If you have paid annual fee and your information is not listed on the Public Notary Register, please let us know via the following form

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