Section 21: Notaries Public ex Officio

(1) All magistrates and the collectors of customs and excise at the ports in Nigeria shall ex officio be Notaries Public:
Provided that a collector of customs and excise shall only exercise the duties of a notary in respect of minuting or noting or extending ships’ protests and such collectors shall not exercise any of these duties at any part at which a Notary Public appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria is available.
(2) All ex-officio Notaries Public shall use a seal bearing the name of their offices and in addition the words "Notary Public ex officio".