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The increase in the royalties of notary public offices was canceled

The General Board of the Court of Administrative Justice canceled the 10% increase in the royalty rate of notary public offices, which came into effect on August 15 of this month.

According to Tasnim’s report, it was on August 15 of this year (2016) that the Association of Notaries and Clerks of the country announced a 10% increase in the royalty rate of notaries and announced: “According to Note 6 of Circular No. 94/77811 dated August 12, 1994 known as Copyright tariff, the tariffs stipulated in this circular will be increased by 10% every year after the implementation until the approval of the new tariff.

Notaries and Notary Assistants Association had said, “In view of the prescription of the decree and the establishment of the legal basis for a 10% increase in the annual royalties and the duty of notaries to calculate and collect it, until the modification of the tariff figures in the instant registration system of notaries by making manual changes and Calculate and receive copyright at the rate of 2014 plus 20%. Obviously, legal deductions will be calculated and paid from the last amount.”

It has not been four days since the 10% increase in the copyright rate in 1995 that the General Board of the Court of Administrative Justice has taken the notaries by surprise with a ruling on revoking Note 6 of the Copyright Circular.

In a ruling, the General Board of the Court of Administrative Justice considered Note 6 of the Copyright Circular to be against the law and beyond the powers of the approving authority.

In the ruling of the Court of Administrative Justice, it is stated: Article 54 of the Law of Notaries and Notaries and Clerks Association approved in 1354 stipulates that “the amount of copyright will be according to the tariff set by the Ministry of Justice, which must be re-examined every four years.” take and revise it if necessary. 20% of the royalties received by the registrar is paid to the first assistant.”

In the continuation of this ruling, it is stated: “Considering that in note 6 of the contested circular, without taking into account the economic situation and inflation, a 10% increase in royalties is prescribed annually, therefore, the approval of note 6 is contrary to the non-compliance with legal conditions. The law is beyond the authority of the approving authority and based on paragraph one of article 12 and articles 13 and 88 of the Law on Organizations and Procedures of the Court of Administrative Justice approved in 2013, it is revoked from the date of approval.

Now, the association of notaries and office assistants is going to hold a meeting on Sunday, August 22, with the presence of notaries and office assistants regarding the decision of the General Board of the Court of Administrative Justice and the cancellation of Note 6 of the Copyright Circular.

According to the cancellation of Note 6 of the aforementioned circular, it is not known whether the notary offices have followed this ruling or whether they will receive the royalties with an increase of 10%.

This post is written by matin_lawyer