N-3, r. 0.2 - Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than notaries

Section 2 Disposition versions

2022-04-28

2. A person referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of section 1 may give legal advice or consultations on legal matters on behalf of others within a legal clinic established or recognized by a university-level educational institution that grants one of the diplomas, the combination of which meets the requirements for the permit issued by the Order, provided

(1)  the person has completed a course in ethics and professional conduct of a minimum duration of 3 hours that is recognized by the Order;

(2)  the person engages in those activities under the close supervision and responsibility of a notary referred to in section 3;

(3)  except in the case of communications that are administrative in nature, the person communicates alone with a client only after obtaining the approval of the supervising notary, who determines whether his or her presence is required given the complexity of the case or the nature of the legal matters involved;

(4)  the person gives verbal advice on legal matters to a client only in the presence of the supervising notary or, in the case of written advice on legal matters, only after obtaining the supervising notary’s approval; and

(5)  the person engages in those activities in conformity with the regulatory standards applicable to notaries relating to ethics and the keeping of records and offices, with the necessary modifications.

O.C. 653-2022, s. 2.

Not in force

In force: 2022-04-28

2. A person referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of section 1 may give legal advice or consultations on legal matters on behalf of others within a legal clinic established or recognized by a university-level educational institution that grants one of the diplomas, the combination of which meets the requirements for the permit issued by the Order, provided

(1)  the person has completed a course in ethics and professional conduct of a minimum duration of 3 hours that is recognized by the Order;

(2)  the person engages in those activities under the close supervision and responsibility of a notary referred to in section 3;

(3)  except in the case of communications that are administrative in nature, the person communicates alone with a client only after obtaining the approval of the supervising notary, who determines whether his or her presence is required given the complexity of the case or the nature of the legal matters involved;

(4)  the person gives verbal advice on legal matters to a client only in the presence of the supervising notary or, in the case of written advice on legal matters, only after obtaining the supervising notary’s approval; and

(5)  the person engages in those activities in conformity with the regulatory standards applicable to notaries relating to ethics and the keeping of records and offices, with the necessary modifications.

O.C. 653-2022, s. 2.