Decree-Law on the regime of notaries public

Type

Decree-Law

Number

76

Date of the text

20/12/1940

Official Gazette

published in 1941

Status today

Repealed as of 27/08/2026

Articles

24

What it provides

Regulates notaries public who authenticate, safeguard and issue copies of official instruments, setting their appointment conditions, bonding and oath, disciplinary regime, retirement age, a ban on combining the office with other jobs, and fees limited to statutory rates.

What has changed this text

• Partly repealed by Law No. 337/1994 of 08/06/1994
• Repealed by Law No. 337/1994 of 08/06/1994
• Amended by Law enacted by Decree No. 1654/1979 of 17/01/1979
• Amended by Decree-Law No. 192/1942 of 24/06/1942, articles 2, 4, 7, 15, 19

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1941. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.