ACT ON NOTARIAL ACTS DONE AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ABROAD

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Application) #

Matters concerning notarial acts performed outside the territory of the Republic of Korea shall be handled in accordance with this Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended Dec. 30, 2009]

Article 2(Persons in charge of notarial services) #

(1) Matters concerning notarial acts referred to in Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as "notarial services") shall be handled by the consul-generals, consuls, and vice consuls (hereinafter referred to as "consuls in charge of notarial services") working in the Republic of Korea’s diplomatic missions abroad (hereinafter referred to as "diplomatic missions"), who are appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. <Amended on Dec. 20, 2016>

(2) Where the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade has appointed consuls in charge of notarial services, he or she shall report their names to the Minister of Justice. The same shall apply where there is a relocation of the consuls in charge of notarial services. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 20, 2016>

(3) The consuls in charge of notarial services shall receive education concerning notarial services as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Added on Dec. 20, 2016>

[This Article Wholly Amended Dec. 30, 2009]

Article 3(Powers and duties of consuls in charge of notarial services) #

(1) Consuls in charge of notarial services shall, within the jurisdiction of the competent diplomatic missions, handle any of the following matters upon request of the parties and other persons concerned: <Amended on Dec. 20, 2016>

1. Preparation of notarial deeds on legal acts or other facts concerning private rights;

2. Authentication of privately signed deeds;

3. Confirmation of documents relating to notarial acts.

(2) Consuls in charge of notarial services shall perform notarial services in the diplomatic missions; provided, this shall not apply where there are reasons prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a case where performance of notarial services in the diplomatic missions is inappropriate in light of the nature of the notarial services. <Amended on Dec. 20, 2016>

ACT ON NOTARIAL ACTS DONE AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ABROAD

Article 1(Application) #

Article 2(Persons in charge of notarial services) #

Article 3(Powers and duties of consuls in charge of notarial services) #

Article 4(Requisites for effect of notarial deeds) #

Article 5(No divulgence of information) #

Article 6(Fees) #

Article 7(Report of seal impressions and signatures) #

Article 8(Cases in which performance of duties is not allowed) #

Article 9(Duty to accept requests) #

Article 9-2(Objections) #

Article 10(Title used in deed) #

Article 11(Matters to be indicated upon affixation of signature) #

Article 12(Language) #

Article 13(Verification of persons who request notarial services) #

Article 14(Contents of notarial deed) #

Article 15(Interpreter) #

Article 16(Observer) #

Article 17(Request by an agent) #

Article 18(Notarial acts of juristic acts requiring approval or consent) #

Article 19(Selection and qualification of interpreter and observer) #

Article 20 #

Article 21(Ledgers of notarial deeds) #

Article 22(Issuance of authentic copies of notarial deeds) #

Article 23(Indication of issuance as authentic copy) #

Article 24(Issuance of certified copies) #

Article 25(Method of authentication) #

Article 26(Issuance of deeds) #

Article 27(Languages used for authentication of privately signed deeds) #

Article 28(Preparation of Ledger of Authentication) #

Article 29(Confirmation of Understanding) #

Article 30(Confirmation of official document of stationed country) #

Article 30-2(Confirmation of documents for submission to administrative agencies) #

Article 31(Issuance of written confirmations) #

Article 32(Languages Used for Confirmation of Documents) #

Article 32-2(Preparation of ledger of confirmation) #

Article 33(Relation with the Notary Public Act) #

Article 34 #