A Notary Public attests deeds, contracts, and other instruments that are to be used abroad and to issue a certificate of the due execution of such documents duly authenticated by his signature and notarial seal. Unlike a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public is able to witness a document in a foreign language signed in front of him.
The Notary Public’s duty is to;-
- Administer any oath or affirmation in connection with any affidavit or statutory declaration which is executed;
- Confirm and prove the due execution of any document for the purpose of being used in any court or place abroad, outside Singapore;
- Take or attest any affidavit or statutory declaration.
** Kindly note that as of 01 October 2019, Singapore Academy of Law (Amendment) Rules 2019 and the Notaries Public (Amendment) Rules 2019, it is MANDATORY for all notarised documents to be authenticated by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL), a process that was previously optional.
The Authentication Fee of $85.60 (incl of GST) is to be paid to the Singapore Academy of Law in addition to the usual Notarisation Fee to the Notary Public. You may wish to watch the video published by the SAL with regard to the “New Mandatory Authentication Explained” here . You may also wish to visit SAL’s Legalisation website here.
With the aforementioned, the documents will require a longer processing time as when a document is notarised, the Notary Public will notarise the document first before sending the documents to SAL for authentication. Payments are to be made upfront at the Notary Public’s office for the Notarisation and Authentication.
Kindly refer to the following table for the Notary Public Statutory Charges for Notarisation as of 01 October 2019.
The following table lists the estimated cost for the Notarisation* with SAL Authentication fees:
| Personal / Individual | Company / On Behalf of Company | |
| Execution of Document
(By One Person) |
S$ 115.00 + S$ 85.60
= S$ 200.60 |
S$ 150.00 + S$ 85.60
= S$ 235.60 |
| Execution of Document
(By Two Persons) |
S$ 115.00 + S$ 20.00 + S$ 85.60
= S$ 220.60 |
S$ 150.00 + S$ 20.00 + S$ 85.60
= S$ 255.60 |
| Certifying True Copy
(One Page) |
S$ 85.00 + S$ 85.60
= S$ 170.60 |
S$ 85.00 + S$ 85.60
= S$ 170.60 |
| In addition to the above, each Exhibit marked on or attached | S$ 10.00 | S$ 10.00 |
*Kindly note that the Notarisation list is not exhaustive. You may wish to contact us for any queries.
Our Notary Public provides the following services;
- Certifying True Copies of Documents
- Passports and Identity Cards
- Certificate of Incorporation, ACRA Business Profile, Resolutions
- Birth Certificates
- Marriage Certificates
- Educational Certificates
- Public and Private Documents
- Attesting and Witnessing the Execution of Documents
- Affidavits
- Commercial Agreements and Contracts
- Corporate Documents
- Declarations
- Private Agreements and Contracts
- Power of Attorney
- Transfers
- Drafting of Documents
- Any of the documents as mentioned above.
- Searches
- ACRA Business Profile
- Birth/Marriage Certificates
- Any of the documents as mentioned above.
- Legalisation
- Our firm provides a complete solution to legalise documents at the various Embassies at an additional service fee.
- As per the Legalisation Process:
- Notarial Certification at our office (Certificate Issued, Stamp & Seal)
- Authentication at Singapore Academy of Law
- Verification by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Legalisation by Embassy / Consulate
- As per the Legalisation Process:
- We are also able to translate any documents to be used overseas.
- Our firm provides a complete solution to legalise documents at the various Embassies at an additional service fee.
Appointments can be made both at our office or for your convenience, at your office for an additional fee. To accommodate your requests, appointments can be made at a short notice, subject to the Notary Public’s prevailing schedule.