(a) modify the choice of laws afforded by sections two hundred ninety-nine-a and three hundred one-a of this article pursuant to which an acknowledgement or proof may be taken;

(b) modify any requirement of section three hundred seven of this article;

(c) modify any requirement for a seal imposed by subdivision one of section three hundred eight of this article;

(d) modify any requirement concerning a certificate of authentication imposed by section three hundred eight, three hundred eleven, three hundred twelve, three hundred fourteen, or three hundred eighteen of this article; or

(e) modify any requirement imposed by any provision of this article when the certificate of acknowledgment or proof purports to be taken in the manner prescribed by the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, territory, possession, or foreign country. 4. A certificate of an acknowledgement or proof taken under section three hundred of this article shall include the additional information required by that section. 5. For the purposes of this section, the term "person" means a person as defined in subdivision four of section three hundred nine-a of this article. 6. The inclusion within the body (other than the jurat) of a certificate of acknowledgment or proof made under this section of the city or other political subdivision and the state or country or other place the acknowledgment was taken shall be deemed a non-substantial variance from the form of a certificate authorized by this section.