Part 5 of Commissioners For Oaths Rules 1993: Powers of Commissioners For Oaths

Part 6 of Commissioners For Oaths Rules 1993: Conduct & Duties Of Commissioners For Oaths

Moneylenders, Hire-Purchase, Power Of Attorney & Memorandum Of Transfer/Sale & Purchase Agreement

A Commissioner For Oaths can only Attest / Witness in 4 types of documents namely Moneylenders Agreement (Section 27 of Moneylenders Act 1951), Hire-Purchase Agreement (Section 22 of Hire-Purchase Act 1967), Power Of Attorney (Section 3 of Powers Of Attorney Act 1949) & Memorandum Of Transfer/Sale & Purchase Agreement (Section 97 of Sabah Land Ordinance [Cap. 68])

Appointment of Commissioner For Oaths @ Section 14, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Honoured to be appointed as a Commissioner For Oaths / Pesuruhjaya Sumpah (No. B494) by the Lord President (Chief Justice of the Federal Court) from 1/11/2016 to 30/6/2018 so hopefully I stay on @ Section 14, Petaling Jaya till 65 years young.

Who can witness documents?

A Commissioner For Oaths has no power to attest / witness documents under the law (except 4 types of documents) but a Lawyer has the power to attest / witness any documents under 5th Schedule at subparagraph (a) of Solicitors' Remuneration Order 2006 ie. RM50 for first copy & RM10 for each subsequent copy

Who can certify documents?

A Commissioner For Oaths has no power to certify documents under the law but a Lawyer has the power to certify documents under 5th Schedule at subparagraph (n) of Solicitors' Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2016 not exceeding RM25 for 1st certification & not exceeding RM10 each subsequent certification of the same document