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Notarisation takes place when a copy of a document is certified that it is a true copy of the original and it is signed by a Notary Public. He confirms that you have signed the document in his presence. Apostille on the other hand, comes under the Hague Convention 1961. An apostille is an authentication of a copy of a public document. The competent authority to do this is the Ministry of Justice and Public Order. The apostille may also be the authentication of the Notary Public’s authentication of a document when this document will be used in another country. The apostille is recognised and accepted by all the signatories of the Hague Convention 1961.
