N-3 - Notaries Act

Section 37 Disposition versions

2023-10-24

37. (Repealed).

2000, c. 44, s. 37; 2023, c. 23, s. 42.

2002-01-01

37. If the same number is given to more than one minute or if any other mistake is made in numbering, the act remains authentic, but as soon as the error is discovered, the notary or, in the case of joint or shared notarial records, one of the notaries or partners shall make a declaration under his or her oath of office below the signatures on any minute that contains such an error, describing the nature of the error, and shall enter in the repertory the number as it appears on the minute. A copy of the declaration must be sent to the secretary of the Order without delay.

If a number has been omitted, as soon as the mistake is discovered, a declaration recording the omission of the number shall be inserted in the notarial records, at the place where the act bearing the omitted number should have been. The omitted number shall be entered in the repertory with a note to the effect that no act corresponds to the number. A copy of the declaration must be sent to the secretary of the Order without delay.

The obligations imposed on notaries under this section are also incumbent on any person who, in particular as provisional custodian or assignee, is the depositary of the notarial records.

2000, c. 44, s. 37.