Título X. Prohibiciones

The Notary is prohibited from:

1ºAuthorizing acts or contracts in his favor or in favor of his relatives. However, he may authorize, with the ante-signature: “For me and before me”, the following instruments:

a)His will or donation by reason of death and the modifications and revocations thereof;

b)The powers conferred by him and their extensions, modifications and revocations;

c)The total or partial substitution of powers conferred upon him, when he is authorized therefor;

d)The acts from which only obligations and no right whatsoever result to him; and

e)The deeds of extension or clarification whose sole purpose is to correct errors or omissions of form incurred by him, provided they are not among those contemplated in Article 96;

2ºIf he is a judge of First Instance empowered to act as a notary, Secretary of the Tribunals of Justice or procurator, authorizing acts or contracts relating to matters in which he is intervening;

3ºIssuing certification of facts witnessed by him without having participated therein by reason of office, at the request of a party or upon requirement by a competent authority;

4ºAuthorizing or issuing the public instruments or their testimonials before they have been signed by the grantors and other intervening persons; and

5ºUsing a signature or seal not previously registered with the Supreme Court of Justice.