Is it a violation of notarization practice ethics for the head of a notary office to reclaim money from notarization practice probationers in Vietnam?

Is it a violation of notarization practice ethics for the head of a notary office to reclaim money from notarization practice probationers in Vietnam?

In Article 11 of the Rule on notarization practice ethics issued with Circular 11/2012/TT-BTP, it is stipulated the relation with notarization practice probation as follows:

1. Notaries have duties to participate in notarization practice probation; raising high responsibility, being whole-hearted to communicate knowledges and professional experiences for notarization practice probationers.

2. Notaries guiding probationers are not permitted to perform the following things:

a) Having personal discrimination with notarization practice probationers guided by them.

b) Reclaiming material benefits, money from notarization practice probationers.

c) Collaborating with notarization practice probationers in order to report untrue, report with fictitious content about result of notarization practice probation.

d) Misusing role as guiding notary in order to forcible probationer must do things apart from scope of probation or do acts violating law, contrary to social ethics aiming to attain their benefits.

Based on current regulations in Vietnam, in the case of the chief notary office reclaiming money from notarization practice probationers, it is considered reclaiming material benefits, money from notarization practice probationers. Therefore, this is a violation of Rule on notarization practice ethics.

Is it a violation of notarization practice ethics for the head of a notary office to reclaim money from notarization practice probationers in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are things which a notary is not permitted to do in relation with colleagues, notary practice organizations in Vietnam?

In Article 12 of the Rule on notarization practice ethics issued with Circular 11/2012/TT-BTP, it is stipulated the things which a notary is not permitted to do in relation with colleagues, notary practice organizations as follows:

1. Offending or having acts casuting damage to prestige of colleagues, notary practice organizations.

2. Pressuring, threatening or performing acts breaching law, contrary to social ethics with colleagues in order to scramble advantages for themselves in practicing profession.

3. Cooperating with individuals, organizations having ability of pressuring, to compel the applicants for notarization to arrive their notary practice organizations for notarization with purpose for profit.

4. Conducting any advertisement for themselves and their notary practice organizations under any form which are not in accordance with regulations of law.

5. Conducting acts of broker, receiving or requiring commission when introducing colleagues to the applicants for notarization which they do not undertake.   

6. Opening other branches, representative offices, establishments, transaction places apart from head office of notary practice organizations.

7. Other unsound competition acts.

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