French term (edited): notaire instrumentaire

Full title: 'Executive' Notary of the Engrossment of the Deed (US: of Land Conveyance) and attestation (certification or 'notarisation' > the latter ambiguous for drawing up docs. or simply witnessing and certifying such hallowed instruments or certifying the trueness of a *professional* translation).

Compare a Notary Signing Agent in the USA: '...has more involvement with the execution of documents related to real estate.'

'The *acting notary* certifies on sight the civil documents as foreseen by the law, the accuracy of the names, first names, [...] globalcitiesdialogue.com *Le notaire instrumentant* certifie au vu des pièces d'état civil prévues par la loi, l'exactitude des noms, prénoms, lieux [...] www.linguee.com/english-french/translation/acting notary.ht...

Yours in hope, AMM. erstwhile Commissioner for Oaths.

French term (edited): notaire instrumentaire

notaire instrumentaire = of all the notaries involved in a transaction, the one in charge of drafting the related instrument and of being its depositary.

One more case where there is nothing wrong with the most literal translation.

Not used that often, still good enough to be used by the Supreme court of Canada:


Supreme Court of Canada

Gervais v. McCarthy, (1904) 35 SCR 14
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ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APPEAL SIDE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC

Principal and agent—Satisfaction and discharge—Payment in advance— Custody of deeds—Notarial profession in Quebec—Art, 3665 R. S. Q.—Attorney in fact—Implied mandate—Evidence—Parol—Commencement of proof in writing—Art, 1233 C.C.—Admissions—Art. 316 C. P. Q.—Practice—Adduction of evidence—Objections to testimony— Rule of public order.
...

due and was held out to the public generally as the plaintiffs attorney in fact, the collector of her rents, interest and revenues and the general manager of her ] business affairs, for many years anterior to and at the time of the payment as well as for several years after the payment had been made and the mortgage satisfied. It is usual and customary, in the Province of Quebec, that the instrumenting notary, who has the custody of the securities for loans made through his ministration, receives the interest and principal of loans made for his clients. Plaintiff admits, in her evidence, that he was authorized to draw all her moneys and reimburse them to her.
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13935/inde...

more samples

https://www.google.com/search?q="instrumenting notary"

Being the one seated behind the desk and explaining things to those in attendance.

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I actually meant 'officiating notaire'.

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