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Key Facts: CVLE Notary Vocational Examination Exam

6 papers

Six 3-hour written papers, each marked out of 100, with no oral test

CVLE Instructions for Notaries' Examination 2025

50% / 60%

Minimum per paper, and minimum aggregate of the six papers, to pass

CVLE Instructions for Notaries' Examination 2025

Rs 10,000

Non-refundable registration fee for the 2026 Vocational Examinations

CVLE Notice, Vocational Examinations 2026

24 months

Articleship in a notary's office required before admission

Law Practitioners Act, section 5A

Age 25

Minimum age for a prospective notary, with the Prime Minister's authorisation to apply

Law Practitioners Act, section 4

100

Maximum number of notaries on the Roll, subject to regulations

Notaries Act, section 3(1)

The CVLE notaries' examination has six 3-hour written papers, each marked out of 100. Candidates must score at least 50% in each paper and 60% overall. The 2026 fee was Rs 10,000, and candidates need at least 80% attendance at the LPVC. This free bank offers 100 English-language multiple-choice questions for independent study, checked against the Code Civil Mauricien, the Notaries Act and the land tax statutes in force in 2026. French legal terms are kept where the law uses them. It is not an official paper.

Sample CVLE Notary Vocational Examination Practice Questions

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1A sugar estate owner has placed irrigation equipment on his land for its service and exploitation. How does article 524 of the Code Civil Mauricien classify the equipment?
A.As movable property, because it could physically be removed
B.As an immovable by nature
C.As an immovable by destination
D.As an incorporeal movable right
Explanation: Article 524 provides that objects placed by the owner of land on that land for its service and exploitation are immovables by destination. A notary drafting a sale of the estate should therefore consider whether such equipment passes with the land and how it is valued.
2When does article 525 of the Code Civil Mauricien presume that an owner has attached movable effects to his property 'à perpétuelle demeure'?
A.When they are sealed in with plaster, lime or cement, or cannot be detached without damage
B.When they have been on the property for more than one year without being moved
C.When they appear in the owner's insurance policy as fixtures of the building
D.When they are worth more than the land on which they have been placed
Explanation: Article 525 presumes perpetual attachment where movables are sealed in with plaster, lime or cement, or cannot be detached without being broken or deteriorated or without damaging the part of the property to which they are fixed. Such items are treated as immovables by destination.
3A widow holds the usufruct of a house, and her children hold the bare ownership. She wants to let the house. Which statement reflects articles 578 and 595 of the Code Civil Mauricien?
A.She cannot let the house without the bare owners' written consent, since they own it
B.She becomes full owner of the house after ten years of enjoying the usufruct
C.She may let the house, but only to a member of her own family
D.She may enjoy it, let it, or even sell or assign her usufruct
Explanation: Article 578 defines usufruct as the right to enjoy things owned by another, as the owner himself, but with the obligation to preserve their substance. Article 595 allows the usufructuary to enjoy the property herself, let it, or sell or assign her right. Leases over nine years made by the usufructuary alone bind the bare owner only within limits after the usufruct ends.
4The main load-bearing wall of a house subject to usufruct needs rebuilding, not because of neglected maintenance. Under articles 605 and 606 of the Code Civil Mauricien, who bears the cost?
A.The usufructuary, because she occupies the house and takes its fruits
B.The bare owner, because rebuilding main walls is a major repair (grosse réparation)
C.The cost is shared equally by law between usufructuary and bare owner
D.The State, because the work concerns the structural safety of a dwelling
Explanation: Article 605 makes the usufructuary liable only for maintenance repairs. Major repairs remain with the owner, unless they were caused by failure to maintain since the usufruct began. Article 606 defines major repairs as those to main walls and vaults, the restoration of beams and entire roofs, and retaining and boundary walls in their entirety.
5A notary is asked to draft a deed granting a usufruct over land to an association (a legal person). Under article 619 of the Code Civil Mauricien, how long can such a usufruct last?
A.For as long as the association exists, since a legal person does not die
B.For 99 years, like a long lease
C.For the life of the association's founder, who signed the deed
D.No more than thirty years
Explanation: Article 619 provides that a usufruct not granted to individuals lasts only thirty years. The deed should reflect this limit, because the usufruct cannot be perpetual in favour of a legal person.
6A neighbour has walked across a client's land to reach the beach for 35 years, but there is no written title. Under articles 690 and 691 of the Code Civil Mauricien, has a right of way been acquired?
A.No: a right of way is a discontinuous servitude, so it can be created only by title
B.Yes, because 30 years' possession creates any kind of servitude
C.Yes, because the path is visible and the servitude is therefore apparent
D.No, because servitudes can only be created by a court order after a survey
Explanation: Under article 690, continuous and apparent servitudes can be acquired by title or by thirty years' possession. Article 691 provides that continuous non-apparent servitudes and discontinuous servitudes, whether apparent or not, can be established only by title. A right of passage requires the act of man, so it is discontinuous.
7A client's plot has no access to the public road. Under articles 682 and 683 of the Code Civil Mauricien, where should the passage normally be taken?
A.Anywhere the landlocked owner chooses, provided he pays an indemnity
B.Along the longest boundary, so as to minimise interference with the neighbour
C.Only through State land, so that private owners are not burdened
D.Where the route to the road is shortest, but fixed at the least damaging place
Explanation: Article 682 entitles the owner of landlocked land with no or insufficient access to claim a sufficient passage over neighbouring land, subject to an indemnity. Article 683 provides that the passage is normally taken where the route to the public road is shortest, but fixed at the place least damaging to the land over which it is granted.
8A deed created a right of way in 1990, but it has not been used since 1994. Under articles 706 and 707 of the Code Civil Mauricien, what is its position in 2026?
A.It remains valid forever, because it was created by a notarial deed
B.Extinguished: thirty years of non-use have run since 1994
C.It lapsed after ten years of non-use, in 2004
D.It can only be extinguished by a court judgment declaring it abandoned
Explanation: Article 706 provides that a servitude is extinguished by non-use for thirty years. Under article 707, for discontinuous servitudes the thirty years run from the day use ceased. From 1994, thirty years expired in 2024, so a notary checking title in 2026 should treat the servitude as extinguished, subject to proof of any interruption.
9A house stands on a plot being sold. Nothing in the title mentions the house. Under article 553 of the Code Civil Mauricien, who is presumed to own it?
A.The builder who constructed it, until he is paid in full
B.The State, until a building permit is produced for the house
C.The landowner, unless the contrary is proved
D.The tenant in occupation, who is presumed to have built it
Explanation: Article 553 provides that all constructions, plantations and works on or in the land are presumed made by the owner at his own expense and to belong to him, unless the contrary is proved. Separate rights, such as a droit de superficie or a lease, must be established to rebut the presumption.
10Two neighbours disagree about the boundary between their plots. What does article 646 of the Code Civil Mauricien provide?
A.Either owner may compel the other to fix the boundary (bornage), at their joint expense
B.Only the owner of the larger plot may request bornage from his neighbour
C.Bornage is paid entirely by the party who requests it, as he benefits
D.Bornage requires the prior approval of the municipal council in each case
Explanation: Article 646 provides that every owner may compel his neighbour to proceed to bornage of their contiguous properties, and that bornage is done at joint expense. A land surveyor's plan normally supports the resulting boundary.

About the CVLE Notary Vocational Examination Exam

The CVLE Vocational Examination for prospective notaries is conducted by the Council for Vocational Legal Education under the Law Practitioners Act. It is one of the requirements for admission as a notary, alongside 24 months' articleship, a minimum age of 25 and the Prime Minister's authorisation. It consists of six written papers on family and property law, notarial practice, drafting, revenue laws and opinion writing. This page offers independent English-language multiple-choice practice by OpenExamPrep; it does not reproduce or simulate the official papers, including the deed-drafting paper.

Exam sponsor: Council for Vocational Legal Education (Vocational Examinations Board). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Six 3-hour written papers (I Family Law, II Law of Immoveable Property, III Responsabilité Notariale et Tenue de l'Office Notariale, IV Drafting, V Revenue and Taxation Laws, VI Opinion Writing), each marked out of 100, with no oral test. Ethics may be examined in any paper. The 2026 timetable set the papers for 14 to 24 September at the University of Mauritius, Réduit. Questions are set on the law in force on a stated cut-off date (30 June for the 2025 sitting).

Time Limit

3 hours per written paper (plus 10 minutes' reading time)

Passing Score

At least 50% in each paper and at least 60% of the aggregate of the six papers (80% or more at one sitting earns an Honours Certificate)

Exam / Certification Fees

Rs 10,000 non-refundable registration fee

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1 of 6 papers (100 marks)

Family Law (Paper I)

Communauté légale and the legal separation regime, marriage contracts and changes of regime, intestate succession (including the surviving spouse's share and family-home usufruct), reserves, rapport, renunciation and benefit of inventory.

1 of 6 papers (100 marks)

Law of Immoveable Property (Paper II)

Immovables by destination, usufruct, servitudes and enclave passage, accession, bornage, indivision under articles 812 to 813-1, copropriété, transcription and inscription periods.

1 of 6 papers (100 marks)

Responsabilité Notariale et Tenue de l'Office Notariale (Paper III)

Notaries Act duties: status and admission, secrecy, office location, relationship bars, prohibited acts, Repertory and archives, vacancy, clients' accounts, fees, security, provisional administration and FIAMLA reporting.

1 of 6 papers (100 marks)

Drafting (Paper IV)

Language, party and property particulars, formatting and corrections, reading and signing, powers of attorney, deeds requiring witnesses, donations, authentic and holographic wills, price clauses and discharges.

1 of 6 papers (100 marks)

Revenue and Taxation Laws (Paper V)

Land transfer tax and registration duty rates and liability, the 10% rate applied from 1 July 2026 to certain transfers of scheme property to non-citizens, family and spousal exemptions, share transfers, notarial registration duties, transcription on death, and Revenue Tribunal appeals.

1 of 6 papers (100 marks)

Opinion Writing (Paper VI)

Advice on authentic-deed requirements, promises of sale, lesion, hidden defects, prescription, inalienability and substitutions, partition and licitation, wills, saisine, commorientes and interdicted persons.

Preparing for the CVLE Notary Vocational Examination Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: At least 50% in each paper and at least 60% of the aggregate of the six papers (80% or more at one sitting earns an Honours Certificate)
  • Assessment: Six 3-hour written papers (I Family Law, II Law of Immoveable Property, III Responsabilité Notariale et Tenue de l'Office Notariale, IV Drafting, V Revenue and Taxation Laws, VI Opinion Writing), each marked out of 100, with no oral test. Ethics may be examined in any paper. The 2026 timetable set the papers for 14 to 24 September at the University of Mauritius, Réduit. Questions are set on the law in force on a stated cut-off date (30 June for the 2025 sitting).
  • Time limit: 3 hours per written paper (plus 10 minutes' reading time)
  • Exam / certification fees: Rs 10,000 non-refundable registration fee Official sources

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CVLE Notary Vocational Examination: Suggested Study Strategy

1Learn the Mauritian variations from French law that are regularly tested: unanimity for indivision management (article 813-1), 40-year inscriptions, the legal separation regime by declaration, and the surviving spouse taking a child's share.
2Read the Notaries Act sections 9 to 22 closely: registration within 8 days, the deed content and format rules, signing formalities, witnesses and price clauses.
3Practise land transfer tax and registration duty questions, including the Eighth Schedule exemptions and the 10% rate that section 4(9) of the Land (Duties and Taxes) Act applies from 1 July 2026 to certain transfers of scheme residential property to non-citizens.
4Draft deeds of sale, donation and discharge to the exact Notaries Act requirements, because Paper IV asks candidates to draft a variety of deeds.
5Revise clients' money rules (section 34), fees (section 37) and FIAMLA suspicious transaction reporting, which appear in both Paper III and opinion questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What subjects does the notaries' examination cover?

The six papers are Family Law, Law of Immoveable Property, Responsabilité Notariale et Tenue de l'Office Notariale, Drafting, Revenue and Taxation Laws, and Opinion Writing. These subjects were set by the Second Schedule to the Law Practitioners Act as amended in 2020 (GN 272 and GN 315 of 2020).

What is the pass mark?

Candidates must score at least 50% in each paper and at least 60% of the aggregate marks of the six papers. A candidate with 60% aggregate who scores at least 40% in up to two failed papers, and passes the others, may resit those papers.

How much does it cost, and what are the attendance and attempt rules?

The 2026 notice set a non-refundable registration fee of Rs 10,000. A candidate cannot register if attendance at the Law Practitioners Vocational Course was below 80%. A maximum of six attempts is allowed within six years of the first attempt, extendable on good cause.

What else is needed to become a notary?

Under the Law Practitioners Act, a prospective notary must also be at least 25, complete 24 months' articleship in a notary's office, and be authorised by the Prime Minister (after consultation with the Attorney-General) to apply for admission to the Chief Justice. The Notaries Act caps the Roll at 100 notaries, subject to regulations.

In what language are the papers answered?

The CVLE instructions for the notaries' examination do not state an answer language. Notarial deeds themselves must be drawn up in English or French under the Notaries Act, and Paper III has a French title. OpenExamPrep's practice questions are in English and keep French legal terms where the law uses them.

Does this question bank simulate the official examination?

No. The official papers are written problem, drafting and opinion questions. OpenExamPrep offers an independent, English-language multiple-choice study adaptation for revising the underlying law and notarial rules. It does not replace drafting practice or articleship.