section 2495
Nullity of extra-official documents
The Portuguese Civil Code, 1867Extra-official documents are rendered null and void on account of:- 1. Lack of competence of the public official with regard to object and place. 2. His status as person interested in the act whether the interest is his or of his ascendants, descendants, siblings, his spouse or spouse of any of them; 3. Absence of the date, month, year and place; 4. Absence of the signature of the parties, or of the persons who are signing at the request of the parties, when do not know to sign or are unable to sign; 5. Absence of signature of two competent witnesses atleast, when the law does not demand more than two; 6. The absence of acknowledgement of identity of the parties; 7. Non- mention of powers of attorney when the act is performed by the attorney; 8. Non-mention of corrections, interlineations or erasures which have taken place; 9. The absence of the signature and seal of the public official. § Sole paragraph – The clauses of this article do not affect any provisions made in that regard by the law, in special cases.
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