Present: Jayewardene A.J.

REX v. SEENYTAMBY.

117-D. C. (Crim.), Batticaloa,

Notary-Fixing of stamps-Duplicate sent to Registrar-Wilfully false statement-Attestation clause-Ordinance No. 1 of 1907, s. 33 (d).

Where a notary, who attested a deed stated in the attestation clause, as required by law, that stamps of the value of Rs. 42 were affixed to the duplicate deed, and where on receipt of the duplicate by the Registrar of Lands it was ascertained that only one stamp of the value of Rs. 2 was affixed to it.

Held, that the notary was guilty of having knowingly and wilfully made a false statement in the attestation to the deed within the meaning of section 33 (d) of the Notaries Ordinance.

APPEAL by a notary from a conviction under section 33 of the Notaries Ordinance, No. 1 of 1907. He was charged on three counts: first, with having permitted or suffered one A. C. Joseph to execute before him a deed No. 1,977 dated February 23, 1923, which was insufficiently stamped in breach of rule 6 of section 29 of the Ordinance; secondly, with having, in respect of the said deed, neglected to state the. correct number and value of the stamps affixed to