Find Notary Public & Commissioner for Oaths in Pasir Ris

Singapore has two separate appointments for witnessing formal documents, and most confusion comes from treating them as interchangeable. A Commissioner for Oaths administers oaths and affirmations. When a Singapore court, government agency, bank or employer asks for an affidavit or a statutory declaration, the person making the statement signs it in front of a commissioner, who confirms their identity and records that the statement was sworn or affirmed. Commissioners are appointed under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, and the Singapore Academy of Law maintains the public directory.

A Notary Public performs notarial acts, which are the acts a foreign organisation will recognise. A notary witnesses signatures, certifies copies of documents and issues a notarial certificate for use outside Singapore. Since Singapore joined the Apostille Convention in 2021, the notarial certificate can be apostilled by the Singapore Academy of Law for use in member countries; for other countries it is authenticated and then legalised at that country’s embassy. Notaries are appointed under the Notaries Public Act and are typically senior practising lawyers.

The practical rule is simple. If the document will be used in Singapore and must be sworn or affirmed, look for a Commissioner for Oaths. If the document is going overseas and the recipient has asked for notarisation, a notarial certificate or an apostille, look for a Notary Public. Many professionals hold both appointments, which is why the map lets you filter by either.

Fees for both appointments are set out in published schedules under the Commissioners for Oaths Rules and the Notaries Public Rules, with the Singapore Academy of Law’s authentication fee added when a document is going abroad. The fees guide explains how a quotation is built up from those schedules and why exhibits, extra signers and certified copies change the total.