Cap. 55 Art. 3Profession of notary inconsistent with profession of advocate, etc.

(1) No person may practise as a notary if:

(a) he holds the warrant of advocate or legal procurator;

(b) he is a bank manager;

(c) he is an estate agent or similar broker;

(d) he is a partner in a commercial partnership or a director or shareholder in a limited liability company whose principal service is estate agency:

Provided that the President of Malta may authorize such person to practise as a notary on his surrendering the said warrant or on his ceasing to be such manager, estate agent, broker, partner, director or shareholder.

(2) Saving the provisions of articles 14 and 22 in so far as they relate to the offices of the Chief Notary to Government, Notary to Government, Notary Public with the Lands Authority or Notary Public with the Housing Authority, under the provisions of article 22(5), or Notary Public with any other Government Authority or Agency, no person holding an office of profit with the Government, except the Office of Director or Assistant Director of the Public Registry or the Land Registrar or Assistant Land Registrar, may practice as a notary: Provided that the Director or the Assistant Director of Public Registry and the Land Registrar or Assistant Land Registrar may not exercise the notarial profession except in the capacity of Chief Notary to Government or Notary to Government.