FAQs

There is a quota for the appointment of Notary Public per law firm, depending on the size of the law firm. Having said that, a Notary Public could act on his/her own without the need to be part of a law firm.

The quota to have the number of Notary Public per law firm is as below. The larger the law firm, the more Notary Public are allowed. However, law firms may not opt for the maximum number of notaries as it may not be cost effective. It is also always best to locate a Notary Public most conveniently located to you and who is willing to waive any travel fee to the Singapore Academy of Law for compulsory authentication.

From 1 October 2019, all documents that require notarisation will have to be authenticated by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). The purpose of this procedure was to ‘strengthen document integrity and prevent cases of fraudulent notarial and authentication certificates’ (as quoted by SAL). From 1 October 2019, members of the public and recipients of notarised documents can log on to https://legalisation.sal.sg to verify the authenticity of notarial certificates.

This authentication service costs S$85.60 (incl. GST) per notarial certificate, a sum payable to SAL and these charges are separate from fees payable to the Notary Public for the notarisation of documents.