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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2022-06-27
Amendments to the Notaries Ordinance
- The Cabinet at its meeting held on 2021‑07‑19 has granted approval to amend the Notaries Ordinance for introducing new provisions with a view to preventing unlawful activities pertaining to the land frauds. Accordingly, the draft Bill prepared by the Legal Draftsman based on the preliminary draft prepared by the Notarial Advisory Committee while obtaining the views of the Registrar General has been received the clearance of the Attorney General. As such, the proposal made by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms to publish the said draft Bill in the Government Gazette and submit the same, thereafter to Parliament for approval, was approved by the Cabinet.