Cap. 55 Art. 8The qualifying examination.

(1) The qualifying examination shall be held in March of each year or at such other date during that year as the Board referred to in article 7 may, after due deliberation, deem necessary to establish.

(2) A person who satisfies or, by the time the qualifying examination is held, will have satisfied the requisites of article

6(1)(a) to (e) may apply to sit for the examination on paying the prescribed fee.

(3) The qualifying examination shall consist of one or more written papers, and it may be held on one or more dates. The Board shall also hold an oral examination within two months from the date of the last written examination.

(4) Candidates shall be examined on the formalities of notarial acts, fiscal laws associated with the transfer of immovable property, the laws of registration, the law and practice regarding examination of title to immovable property, applications to a Court of Voluntary Jurisdiction, professional ethics, and any other aspect of substantive and procedural law relative to the notarial profession.

(5) A majority of votes of the examiners is necessary for a candidate to pass the examination.

(6) A pass in the qualifying examination shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of the report submitted in terms of article 9(1).

*for the applicability of article 6(1)(c) and (d), referred to in this article, see article 103(4)(b) and (c) of Act XXIV of 2011, as amended by article 17(a) of Act XIX of 2012; and for the applicability of sub-article (7) of this article, see article 103(6) of Act XXIV of 2011, as amended by article 17(b) of Act XIX of 2012.

(7) Subject to the provisions of this article, in case of failure a candidate shall have the right to be admitted once to the qualifying examination held on the following or any subsequent year.