The notary public is anyone approved or licenced by the Judicial Department to notarize customary documents and includes the notary public, the private notary, and the governmental notary who is authorised by the Department to practise the work of a notary public in his respective department for the public or the employees themselves.

The notary public does the following:

• • Notarize the documents according to the law or upon request by applicants.
• • Affix the executive formula to the notarized document in accordance with the provisions of the law
• • Putting the executive formula on the notarized document in accordance with the provisions of the law
• • Notarize and certify all declarations in accordance with the law.
• • Affirm and prove the date of the customary documents.

According to Article No. 1 of Law No. 11 of 2017 regarding the notary public in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, documents must not be in violation of the law or public order, or fall within the scope of competence of another entity, or fall within the notary public's restrictions.

You can contact the notary public team to follow up on your transactions through the following platform click here

Notary Services Bureau in English
The English Language Notary Services Bureau is a specialist service bureau among the service bureaus of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. It has been established to provide notarial services and notarisations in the English language. The Notary Services Bureau in English is an innovative solution and a pioneering initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Judicial Department in October 2023. It was set up as the first English-language Notary Services Bureau in the region and aims to provide comprehensive digital notary services specifically designed for individuals and businesses wishing to have their transactions notarised in the English language. The Bureau offers a wide range of online digital notarisation services to individuals, businesses and government agencies:
TO know more please visit this page Notary Services Bureau in English

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