11E+W+SThe Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 12 and 13.
12E+W+SIn section 1(3) (powers of commissioners for oaths) omit from “in which” (in the first place) to “solicitor, or”.
13E+W+SIn section 6 (powers as to oaths and notarial acts abroad), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)In subsection (1), “notary public” includes a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to any activity which constitutes a notarial activity (within the meaning of that Act).”