36 private notaries sworn in before the Undersecretary of the ADJD

36 private notaries sworn in before the Undersecretary of the ADJD

Thirty-six (36) private notaries were sworn in before His Excellency Counselor Yousef Saeed Alabri, Undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), prior to assuming their duties in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 11 of 2017 Concerning the Notary Public in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Decision No. 38 of 2017 of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, approving the regulations governing the private notary and the regime of government agency employees authorised to practice as notary public.

H.E. Yousef Alabri explained that the licensing of the fourth batch of private notaries to work in law firms authorised to perform the functions of notary public, is driven by the objective of supporting the ease of doing business and its role in attracting investments, so as to consolidate the competitiveness of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi globally, as part of the efforts to support the Emiratization rates, and provide employment opportunities for young Emiratis in the private sector.

With the licensing of the new group of private notaries, the total number of authorised personnel practising as private notaries has