Cap. 16 Art. 242Drawing up of acts in clear characters.

(1) The Director shall not receive any act which is not written in clear and legible characters, or which contains abbreviations, or which may appear to him to be otherwise defective or irregular.

(2) In any such case, the act shall be presented by the Director to the retired Judge or retired Magistrate or retired advocate of the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts, who, after hearing, if necessary, the person by whom the act shall have been made, shall determine the manner in which, according to law, the act is to be drawn up.

(3) The Director may not refuse to receive any act which is countersigned by the said retired Judge or retired Magistrate or retired advocate.