# Notary

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##### About this job

Notaries ensure the authenticity and legitimacy of official documents such as declarations, certificates, contracts, deeds and purchases. They examine the documents, witness the signing and authenticate them. They administer oaths and affirmations and perform other acts of notarisation.

Scope note: Excludes people performing the transfer of legal properties and titles. Excludes <a resource="http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a9411821-4f54-406e-ba37-4c6e5a39f9fe"" typeOf=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/model#Occupation"" href=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a9411821-4f54-406e-ba37-4c6e5a39f9fe""><span property=""http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label"" xml:lang=""en"">conveyance clerk</span></a>."

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