Cap. 55 Art. 44Noalterationin the act after it has been published and signed.

(1) It shall not be lawful to make any alteration in the act after it has been published and signed, as provided in the last preceding article.

(2) Any act having a defect of formality contemplated in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (j) and sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (k) of article 28, may be corrected by the Notary by means of a numbered mark as established in article 30, in the presence of his revision officer, and the said correction shall also be counter initialled on the margins of the act by the revision officer such as to make it clear that the said correction was made after the act was signed by the parties and such corrections shall be referred to hereafter as "post-deed corrections". Any such post deed correction may also be inserted under the signature of the notary in the act: Provided that any post-deed correction done as contemplated in this article shall not affect the intention of the parties, their consent given in the original act or any of their personal or real rights emanating therefrom.

(3) Where any post-deed correction is done in terms of this article, the revision officer shall make a declaration on the last page of the volume as follows "I, (insert name of revision officer) have authorised the post-deed corrections in this volume", and shall sign the said declaration thereof.