Title VIII

The Royal Netherlands Society of Civil-law Notaries (Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie) is a public body within the meaning of Article 134 of…

The KNB is tasked with the promotion of the proper exercise of the profession by its members and of their professional competence. Its task also…

The KNB is responsible for conducting quality assessments of its members, which are carried out by experts designated by the board of the KNB.

The KNB has a board, a members' council, a general meeting of members, as well as departments in each district, called rings.

The KNB shall maintain an office that assists the board in the performance of its duties.

The board is charged with the general management of the KNB and with the performance of the tasks assigned to it by or pursuant to this Act or other…

The board shall consist of an odd number of at least five members. The composition of the board shall be based, as far as possible, on an equal…

The chair of the board of the KNB is, in that capacity, charged with presiding over the meeting of the general meeting of members.

The members' council consists of the chairpersons of the district boards, as well as one member from each district, on the understanding that for…

The members' council is responsible for determining the general policy of the KNB and, to that end, shall consult with the board where necessary…

The members' council is charged with the adoption of regulations of the KNB.

The members' council shall consult with the board regarding the proposals for regulations of the KNB, after having obtained the advice of the…

The members' council shall appoint the board of the KNB and may, with due observance of Article 65, determine the number of its members. The members'…

The members' council exercises supervision over the board and may suspend or dismiss the members thereof from their position if it has lost…

The members' council shall provide advice to the annual general meeting of members regarding the report on the activities of the board as well as the…

The members of the members' council may be suspended or dismissed by the district meeting that appointed them, if it has lost confidence in the…

The board of the KNB shall convene the members' council at least once a year to deliberate on the documents referred to in Article 73. Other meetings…

The meetings of the members' council are public. Meetings shall be held behind closed doors if the chair, taking into account the nature of the…

Further rules shall be established by regulation regarding the appointment and resignation of the members, as well as regarding its activities, the…

The board of the KNB shall convene a general meeting of members annually. Extraordinary general meetings of members shall be convened as often as the…

The meeting of the general meeting of members is public. The meeting shall be held behind closed doors if the chair, taking into account the nature…

The general meeting of members shall deliberate and, if necessary, decide on the report of the activities of the board of the KNB, as well as on the…

Upon the proposal of the Board of the KNB, the general meeting of members shall establish further rules regarding its working methods, the manner of…

The members of each ring are the civil-law notaries (notarissen), junior civil-law notaries (toegevoegd notarissen) and candidate civil-law notaries…

The board of the ring is charged with the management of the ring as well as with the administration and disposal of its assets. It shall advise the…

The board of the ring shall consist of an odd number of at least three members of the ring. The composition of the board shall be based, as much as…

The ring assembly shall appoint the board of the ring and may, with due observance of Article 84, paragraph 1, determine the number of its members…

Further rules shall be established by ordinance regarding the activities, the decision-making process, and the manner of convening meetings of the…

The KNB shall bear all costs resulting from the performance of the tasks assigned to it by this Act. The costs associated with the exercise of the…

The financial year of the KNB shall be determined by the board.

The Board of the KNB shall establish a fund for the reimbursement of costs related to a takeover as referred to in Article 15 or a substitution as…

Regulations shall only be established with regard to subjects for which this Act prescribes regulation or further regulation by ordinance.

The proposal for a regulation, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum, shall be brought to the attention of the members of each district (ring) at…

A regulation requires the approval of Our Minister. Approval may be withheld on grounds of conflict with the law or the public interest.

Decisions of the members' council, of the board, or of other bodies of the KNB, other than a regulation that has been validly established pursuant to…