Concurso de Provas para Atribuição do Título de Notário (DNRN) — Angola

Under the Legal Regime of the Notariat in Angola (Decreto Presidencial n.º 51/11) and the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the fundamental nature of the function exercised by a Notary (Notário)?

• AAn independent legal professional who exercises a delegated public notarial function, usi…
• BA private commercial real estate broker who sells land on commission
• CA judicial prosecutor who directs criminal investigations against civil debtors
• DAn administrative clerk who only types documents without legal verification

Under the Notary Code of Angola (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the mandatory legal form required for a contract of purchase and sale of real estate (compra e venda de bens imóveis)?

• AA Public Deed (Escritura Pública), unless a specific Angolan statute authorizes another s…
• BA verbal handshake agreement witnessed by two neighbors
• CAn informal handwritten receipt on loose paper
• DAn exchange of informal electronic text messages

Under the Land Registry Code of Angola (Código do Registo Predial — CRP), what is the Principle of Successive Continuity (Princípio do Trato Sucessivo)?

• AThe definitive registration of the acquisition of a right over real property requires the…
• BThe rule that all taxes must be paid in successive monthly installments
• CThe requirement that property must be inspected every five years by the fire department
• DThe rule that real estate must always be inherited by the eldest child

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the Principle of Priority (Princípio da Prioridade do Registo)?

• AThe right registered first in time prevails over rights registered subsequently relating…
• BThe oldest registered citizen in the province has priority to buy any land
• CState-owned companies always take priority over private deeds without registration
• DCommercial banks always have automatic priority over registered mortgages

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the legal difference between an authentic instrument (instrumento autêntico) and an authenticated document (documento autenticado)?

• AAuthentic instruments (e.g., public deeds) are drafted directly by the notary in the offi…
• BAuthentic instruments are drafted in English; authenticated documents are drafted in Latin
• CAuthentic instruments have no legal validity; authenticated documents are commercial invo…
• DThere is no legal difference; both terms mean an informal photocopy

Under the Angolan Commercial Companies Law (Lei n.º 1/04) and Commercial Registry Code, which of the following corporate acts is subject to mandatory registration in the Commercial Registry (Registo Comercial)?

• AThe incorporation of a commercial company, appointment/removal of managers and directors,…
• BThe weekly purchase of office stationery and cleaning supplies
• CThe daily employee attendance timesheet
• DThe private menu choices in the corporate cafeteria

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 1691) and the Family Code (Código de Família), what is the rule regarding the disposal or encumbrance of immovable property belonging to a married couple under the community property regime (comunhão de adquiridos)?

• AThe sale, mortgage, or encumbrance of community real estate requires the mandatory consen…
• BEither spouse may secretly sell all family real estate without informing the other
• CSpousal consent is only required if the couple has more than ten children
• DThe husband may sell all assets without any spousal involvement under absolute marital po…

Under Angola's Stamp Duty Code and current Property Tax Code (Código do Imposto Predial), what tax-compliance duty applies when a notary instruments a taxable transfer of real property?

• AThe notary must require proof that applicable tax on ownership and transmission has been…
• BThe notary is strictly prohibited from examining any tax documents
• CThe notary may execute the deed and tell the parties that taxes in Angola are entirely op…
• DThe notary must pay all taxes out of the notary's personal salary

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the difference between a recognition of signature in person (reconhecimento presencial) and a recognition by similarity (reconhecimento por semelhança)?

• AIn-person recognition is made when the document is signed in the notary's physical presen…
• BIn-person recognition applies only to foreign ambassadors; similarity recognition applies…
• CIn-person recognition requires a photograph taken by a satellite; similarity recognition…
• DThere is no legal difference between recognition types in Angolan notarial law

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 2204) and Notary Code, what is a Public Will (Testamento Público) and how must it be executed by a Notary?

• AA will written directly by the notary in the official notarial book of wills (livro de no…
• BA will posted on a public billboard in the town square without witnesses
• CAn informal text message sent by the testator to a friend
• DA secret video recorded on a mobile phone without any legal formalities

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the legal difference between the property description (descrição predial) and the property inscription (inscrição predial)?

• AThe descrição identifies the physical and economic reality of the real estate (location,…
• BThe descrição records the name of the notary's children; the inscrição records the weathe…
• CThe descrição is optional; the inscrição is only for motor vehicles
• DThere is no difference; they are duplicate terms for the same paragraph

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), in which circumstances must a Notary refuse to execute an act (Dever de Recusa do Notário)?

• AWhen the act is manifestly void or contrary to law, when the parties lack legal capacity…
• BWhenever the notary personally dislikes the political opinion of one of the parties
• CWhenever the parties arrive at the notary office in an inexpensive vehicle
• DWhenever the transaction value is under one million kwanzas

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 262) and Notary Code, what is a Power of Attorney (Procuração) and when does it require a public deed?

• AA procuração is the legal act by which someone confers representation powers on another;…
• BA procuração is an informal telephone text message that cannot be written down
• CA procuração is a criminal arrest warrant issued by private citizens
• DA procuração can only be granted to foreign banking institutions

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the legal effect of a Provisional Registration by Doubts (Registo Provisório por Dúvidas)?

• AThe registrar provisionally records the presentation because of curable legal deficiencie…
• BThe land is automatically nationalized by the state
• CThe applicant is immediately arrested by the police
• DThe property is permanently erased from the land cadastre

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 686), what is a Mortgage (Hipoteca) and how is it perfected as an enforceable real security right?

• AA real guarantee giving the creditor preferential payment from specified immovable proper…
• BA verbal promise made between friends without any writing
• CAn informal receipt kept in a private drawer at home
• DA commercial bank account deposit that cannot be withdrawn

Under the Angolan Commercial Companies Law (Lei n.º 1/04), what are the essential formal requirements for the transfer of quotas in a limited liability company (cessão de quotas de Sociedade por Quotas)?

• AWritten form (public deed or authenticated document), prior consent of the company unless…
• BAn informal phone call between the buyer and the receptionist
• CA verbal announcement made at a public bus stop
• DA secret agreement never revealed to other partners

Under the Civil Registry Code (Código do Registo Civil — Decreto n.º 10/08), what is the legal effect of a marriage certificate (assento de casamento) regarding the matrimonial property regime chosen by the spouses?

• AThe matrimonial property regime (e.g., comunhão de adquiridos, separação de bens, comunhã…
• BAll married couples in Angola are legally forced to hold only separate property with no e…
• CThe property regime is decided by the wedding photographer
• DThe regime can only be chosen after twenty years of marriage

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is a Closed Will (Testamento Cerrado)?

• AA will written and signed by the testator (or written by another and signed by the testat…
• BA will written on a blackboard in a public school
• CA verbal conversation between a doctor and a patient
• DA will locked in a municipal bank safe without any notary involvement

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 940), what is a Donation (Doação) and what are the formal requirements for the donation of real estate?

• AA contract by which a person gratuitously disposes of property in favor of another, who a…
• BA commercial loan contract with twenty percent monthly interest
• CAn informal promise to give money in the distant future
• DA municipal tax penalty for late filing

Under the Statute of the Notariat (Decreto Presidencial n.º 51/11) and Despacho n.º 673/17, what is the professional deontology rule regarding the notary's impartiality?

• AThe notary must maintain absolute impartiality toward all parties, advising them with neu…
• BThe notary must always favor the party who pays the highest private gratuity
• CThe notary acts as the private aggressive advocate for the buyer against the seller
• DThe notary may draft deeds transferring public land to their own children

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the Certificate of Title / Land Registry Certificate (Certidão de Registo Predial / Certidão de Teor)?

• AAn authentic public document issued by the Land Registry Office reproducing the full desc…
• BA temporary sales receipt issued by a hardware store
• CA photograph of a building posted on an internet blog
• DAn invoice for household electricity consumption

Under Article 2102 of the Angolan Civil Code, what is an Extrajudicial Succession Partition (Partilha Extrajudicial da Herança)?

• AThe amicable division of the deceased's estate executed by all capable heirs through a Pu…
• BThe unilateral seizure of all estate assets by the eldest son
• CThe sale of an estate at a municipal flea market
• DThe physical destruction of all property left by the deceased

What is the principal registry risk when a motor-vehicle ownership transfer that is subject to registration is not entered in Angola's Registo de Automóveis?

• AThe parties lose the registry's publicity and third-party protection, while the existing…
• BThe car is automatically converted into a commercial tractor
• CThe buyer is sentenced to life imprisonment
• DThe vehicle license plates are painted gold by the municipal police

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what are the mandatory identity verification requirements for parties appearing before a Notary (identificação dos outorgantes)?

• ABy the notary's personal knowledge, or by an official valid identity document (Bilhete de…
• BBy a casual nickname spoken in the street
• CBy a photograph posted on social media
• DBy an expired gym membership card

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the Principle of Legality (Princípio da Legalidade do Registo)?

• AThe registrar must verify the legal capacity of the parties, the validity of the underlyi…
• BThe registrar must register every document submitted without reading it
• CThe registrar can make up new laws during registration hearings
• DThe registrar must consult the local military commander before each entry

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 2157), who are the forced heirs (herdeiros legitimários) entitled to the reserved portion (legítima) of an estate?

• AThe surviving spouse, descendants (children, grandchildren), and ascendants (parents, gra…
• BThe deceased's business partners and commercial creditors
• CThe municipal government of the city where the deceased was born
• DThe neighbors living on the same street as the deceased

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the legal requirement regarding the reading and explanation of a Public Deed to the parties (leitura e explicação da escritura)?

• AThe notary must read the deed aloud in the presence of all parties and explain its legal…
• BThe notary may hand the document to the parties to read at home on the following day
• CThe deed is never read; parties merely sign the last blank page
• DThe deed is read by a recorded automated phone voice in English

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the Presumption of Registry Ownership (presunção derivada do registo)?

• AThe definitive registration creates a legal presumption that the registered right exists…
• BThe presumption that the registered owner must pay double taxes every month
• CThe presumption that any stranger can take possession of the land
• DThe presumption that the property has no monetary value

Under the Commercial Companies Law (Lei n.º 1/04), what are the legal requirements for the transformation of a commercial company (transformação de sociedade)?

• AA resolution approved by the partners/shareholders according to statutory majority thresh…
• BA simple verbal agreement over dinner
• CA unilateral decision of the company's chief security guard
• DAn anonymous vote on an online social network

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 1142), what is a Loan for Consumption (Contrato de Mútuo) and what form is required if it involves high monetary values?

• AA contract by which one party lends money or fungible goods to another, who undertakes to…
• BA gratuitous gift that never has to be repaid
• CA lease of real property for residential living
• DA commercial contract to build a municipal bridge

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the official notarial archival archive system (Arquivo Notarial) and what is the rule regarding the removal of official books from the notary office?

• ANotary books (livros de notas) and original documents are permanent state property and ca…
• BNotaries may take official deed books home and lend them to neighbors
• COfficial books are shredded every six months to save office shelf space
• DAnyone may borrow official books by leaving a small deposit

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is a Provisional Registration by Nature (Registo Provisório por Natureza)?

• AA registration that is provisional by statutory determination before the completion of th…
• BA registration of wild forest animals in a conservation park
• CA registration made during a rainstorm
• DA registration that expires after 10 seconds

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 1439), what is Horizontal Property (Propriedade Horizontal / Condomínio) and how is it constituted before a Notary?

• AThe division of a building into autonomous fractions (apartments/commercial units) and co…
• BA contract to build a horizontal underground highway
• CAn informal agreement among tenants to share a laundry machine
• DA single-family villa with no independent units

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is the legal consequence if an outorgante (grantor) in a public deed is illiterate (analfabeto) or physically unable to sign?

• AThe grantor must place their right thumbprint (impressão digital) on the document, and a…
• BIlliterate citizens are completely prohibited from owning property or executing contracts…
• CThe notary signs the grantor's name in secret without mentioning the illiteracy
• DThe transaction is automatically cancelled

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the Principle of Public Notice / Advertising (Princípio da Publicidade do Registo)?

• AThe land registry is public, and any person has the legal right to inspect property recor…
• BThe land registry records must be broadcast on commercial television commercials
• CThe land registry is secret and can only be seen by military officers
• DThe public is forbidden from entering the registry building

Under the Angolan Commercial Companies Law (Lei n.º 1/04), what is the legal difference between a Merger by Incorporation (Fusão por Incorporação) and a Merger by New Formation (Fusão por Criação de Nova Sociedade)?

• AMerger by incorporation transfers all assets and liabilities of one or more companies int…
• BMerger by incorporation is illegal; merger by new formation applies only to farms
• CMergers only apply to foreign non-governmental organizations
• DThere is no legal difference; both terms describe dissolving a company with no successor

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is a Certificate of Succession / Heirs Qualification Deed (Habilitação de Herdeiros)?

• AAn authentic public deed executed before a Notary whereby it is formally certified who th…
• BA document that disinherits all children without statutory cause
• CA medical death certificate issued by a private hospital
• DA commercial bank credit card statement

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is the consequence when an immovable property has never been previously registered in the Land Registry (Primeira Inscrição / Prédio Omisso)?

• AThe applicant must promote the opening of a new property description (abertura de descriç…
• BThe land is automatically gifted to the first person who visits the registry office
• CThe registrar is forbidden from ever registering the land
• DThe applicant must pay the full purchase price of the property to the notary

Under the Angolan Civil Code (Article 2166), on what exclusive statutory grounds may a testator disinherit a forced heir in a will (deserdação)?

• AOnly on Article 2166's stated grounds: qualifying intentional-crime conviction against th…
• BWhenever the heir chooses a different career or university degree
• CWhenever the testator feels bad-tempered on a given morning
• DDisinheritance is permitted freely without stating any reason

Under the Statute of the Notariat (Decreto Presidencial n.º 51/11) and the Disciplinary Statute, what is the liability of a Notary who knowingly certifies false facts in a public deed (falsidade notarial)?

• APotential criminal liability for falsifying an authentic document, disciplinary proceedin…
• BA minor verbal warning with no record on file
• CAn automatic promotion to national director
• DA requirement to buy coffee for all courthouse employees

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is an Authenticated Copy / Certified Copy (Certidão Notarial / Pública-Forma)?

• AA certified reproduction of an original document or deed in the notary's archives, having…
• BAn informal sketch drawn on a napkin
• CA private advertisement published in a magazine
• DAn unverified screenshot on an anonymous social network

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is a Cancellation of Registration (Cancelamento do Registo)?

• AThe registry act by which an existing inscription (such as a mortgage, penhora, or tempor…
• BThe physical burning of the registry building
• CThe deletion of all national highway maps
• DThe refusal of a bank to open a checking account

Under the Angolan Commercial Companies Law (Lei n.º 1/04), which rule governs approval of amendments to the articles of a Sociedade Anónima (S.A.)?

• AThe amendment must be approved by the general meeting under the statute's quorum and qual…
• BA simple majority of five percent of the employees
• CThe unilateral vote of the youngest shareholder regardless of shares held
• DA unanimous vote of all citizens residing in the municipality

Under Article 1421 of the Angolan Civil Code, what are common parts (partes comuns) in a building under Horizontal Property?

• AThe land on which the building stands, foundations, pillars, structural walls, roofs, ent…
• BThe private living room furniture inside an individual apartment
• CThe personal clothing of individual apartment residents
• DThe private personal bank accounts of individual fraction owners

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is an Inventory and Description Deed (Auto de Inventário Notarial / Relação de Bens)?

• AA formal notarial instrument listing, describing, and valuing all assets, liabilities, re…
• BA commercial menu for a fast-food franchise
• CA list of recommended tourist attractions in Luanda
• DAn informal list of personal groceries

Under the Land Registry Code (CRP), what is a Rectification of the Register (Rectificação do Registo)?

• AThe formal procedure to correct material errors, typos, or legal inaccuracies in the regi…
• BThe physical tearing of all registry pages containing minor typos
• CThe immediate confiscation of the property by the registry clerk
• DThe permanent cancellation of all properties in the province

Under the Angolan Commercial Companies Law (Lei n.º 1/04), what are the legal requirements for the dissolution and liquidation of a commercial company (dissolução e liquidação)?

• AA dissolution resolution or court judgment, appointment of liquidators, execution of a pu…
• BAbandoning the company office and turning off the lights without paying creditors
• CA verbal statement made by the secretary to the mail carrier
• DAn informal vote taken at a local sports bar

Under the Notary Code (Decreto n.º 83/01), what is a Protest of a Negotiable Instrument (Protesto de Letras e Livranças)?

• AAn authentic notarial act that formally certifies the refusal of acceptance or payment of…
• BA public street march organized by bank employees
• CA verbal complaint shouted in a retail shop
• DA tax refund issued by the Ministry of Finance