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Parliament decided on December 10 to set up a working group to further
discuss the law draft on notary submitted by 17 MPs including Ts.Munkh-Orgil
and another similar draft submitted by the Government on December 2. The
concerned Standing Committee will also process the drafts for a second reading
in Parliament. Both drafts seek to bring down the number of documents requiring
notarization to 40 from the 70 at present. This requires changing 53 provisions
of 29 laws.
Some MPs like D.Gankhuyag criticized the Government for submitting its own
draft at a time when another was under consideration. Justice Minister Ts.
Nyamdorj explained that the timing was a coincidence but the Government draft
had features not there in the one prepared by the MPs.
Many MPs raised the issue that the notary service puts pressure on citizens for
its own business interests. Ya.Batsuuri suggested cancellation of all present
signatures as a way to stop counterfeit documents being signed. The Head of the
Notary Chamber, Ch.Otgonbayar, defended notary officials saying they performed
an important function with responsibility and their charges were reasonable.
If the draft is approved, 283 notary offices could find themselves without
sufficient business but life for citizens and economic entities would be
smoother, with much less paperwork and difficulty.
discuss the law draft on notary submitted by 17 MPs including Ts.Munkh-Orgil
and another similar draft submitted by the Government on December 2. The
concerned Standing Committee will also process the drafts for a second reading
in Parliament. Both drafts seek to bring down the number of documents requiring
notarization to 40 from the 70 at present. This requires changing 53 provisions
of 29 laws.
Some MPs like D.Gankhuyag criticized the Government for submitting its own
draft at a time when another was under consideration. Justice Minister Ts.
Nyamdorj explained that the timing was a coincidence but the Government draft
had features not there in the one prepared by the MPs.
Many MPs raised the issue that the notary service puts pressure on citizens for
its own business interests. Ya.Batsuuri suggested cancellation of all present
signatures as a way to stop counterfeit documents being signed. The Head of the
Notary Chamber, Ch.Otgonbayar, defended notary officials saying they performed
an important function with responsibility and their charges were reasonable.
If the draft is approved, 283 notary offices could find themselves without
sufficient business but life for citizens and economic entities would be
smoother, with much less paperwork and difficulty.
