Cap. 55 Art. 85Notarial College.

(1) The Notarial College whose object shall be to promote the welfare and progress of the notarial profession, shall be composed of all the notaries actually practising their profession in Malta and Gozo.

(2) By virtue of its constitution under this Act and without the need of any registration or any other formality, the Notarial College shall be a body corporate having distinct legal personality which has a patrimony of assets and liabilities separate and distinct from that of any other person and the legal powers to achieve its purpose through the administration of its own governing body. The Notarial College, represented by its President may on its behalf be capable of entering into contracts, of acquiring, holding and disposing of any kind of property for the purposes of its objects, of suing and being sued, and of doing all such things and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its objects under this Act: Provided that any contract to which the Notarial College is a party shall be published by the Chief Notary to Government.