III SZ 4/03
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Supreme Court quashed Notary Council ban on public tender participation citing Public Procurement Act conflict.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland quashed the National Notary Council's resolution banning notaries from public tenders. The Council argued that such participation violated ethical neutrality and that notaries are public officials, not service providers under procurement law. The Court ruled that the Council exceeded its authority by issuing a binding interpretation of conflicting statutes without explicit legal mandate.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 10 czerwca 1994 r. o zamówieniach publicznych; Ustawa z dnia 14 lutego 1991 r. - Prawo o notariacie: The Notary Council cannot issue binding interpretations of the Public Procurement Act that contradict its explicit provisions or restrict notaries' participation in tenders based on ethical grounds alone.
Keywords
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public procurement law
notary ethics
administrative overreach
statutory interpretation
public tender participation
notary status
procedural competence
Cited Legislation
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 10 czerwca 1994 r. o zamówieniach publicznych
Ustawa z dnia 14 lutego 1991 r. - Prawo o notariacie
art. 353 § 1 k.c