Tehingu tõestamiseks tuleb notariaalakt notari juuresolekul osalejatele ette lugeda, nende poolt heaks kiita ning osalejate ja notari poolt omakäeliselt allkirjastada; ilma selleta on tõestamine tühine.
Second, the assumption is that the formality of the occasion will cause hypothecary debtors to think twice before entering the agreement: this opportunity for debtors to reflect upon their acts, it is assumed, will cause them to realize the importance of what they are doing and this realization will make them clearly set out the rights they intend to grant. In Quebec, the reading of a notarial deed aloud is meant to emphasize this cautionary function.
