New Rules on Continuing Professional Education
The following rule changes came into effect from 1st of January 2022:
1. The Notaries (Continuing Professional Education) Regulations 2021 (introduction of Regulation 15)
2. Amendments to the Notaries (Post-Admission Supervision and Training) Rules 2019 (further requirement under Regulation 11(1A))
Impact on the profession
These changes provide the Master with discretionary powers:
- to require a notary, a group of notaries or all notaries to complete specific CPE in the coming year
- to require a notary out of practice for between two and five years to complete specific CPE prior to return
If a notary has any concerns about additional requirements placed on them then they can raise them with the Faculty Office at faculty.office@1thesanctuary.com.
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