diff --git a/legal-api/requirements.txt b/legal-api/requirements.txt
index edf4fed38..deee8bf03 100755
--- a/legal-api/requirements.txt
+++ b/legal-api/requirements.txt
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ PyPDF2==1.26.0
 reportlab==3.6.12
 html-sanitizer==2.4.1
 lxml==5.2.2
-git+https://github.com/bcgov/business-schemas.git@2.18.28#egg=registry_schemas
+git+https://github.com/bcgov/business-schemas.git@2.18.30#egg=registry_schemas
diff --git a/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/notice_of_withdrawal.py b/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/notice_of_withdrawal.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..443bf4bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/notice_of_withdrawal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Province of British Columbia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License');
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an 'AS IS' BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""Validation for the Notice of Withdrawal filing."""
+from http import HTTPStatus
+from typing import Dict, Final, Optional
+
+from flask_babel import _ as babel  # noqa: N813, I004, I001, I003;
+
+from legal_api.errors import Error
+from legal_api.models import Filing
+from legal_api.models.db import db  # noqa: I001
+from legal_api.services.utils import get_int
+from legal_api.utils.datetime import datetime as dt
+
+
+def validate(filing: Dict) -> Optional[Error]:
+    """Validate the Notice of Withdrawal filing."""
+    if not filing:
+        return Error(HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, [{'error': babel('A valid filing is required.')}])
+
+    msg = []
+
+    withdrawn_filing_id_path: Final = '/filing/noticeOfWithdrawal/filingId'
+    withdrawn_filing_id = get_int(filing, withdrawn_filing_id_path)
+    if not withdrawn_filing_id:
+        msg.append({'error': babel('Filing Id is required.'), 'path': withdrawn_filing_id_path})
+        return msg  # cannot continue validation without the to be withdrawn filing id
+
+    err = validate_withdrawn_filing(withdrawn_filing_id)
+    if err:
+        msg.extend(err)
+
+    if msg:
+        return Error(HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, msg)
+    return None
+
+
+def validate_withdrawn_filing(withdrawn_filing_id: int):
+    """Validate the to be withdrawn filing id exists, the filing has a FED, the filing status is PAID."""
+    msg = []
+    # check whether the filing ID exists
+    withdrawn_filing = db.session.query(Filing). \
+        filter(Filing.id == withdrawn_filing_id).one_or_none()
+    if not withdrawn_filing:
+        msg.append({'error': babel('The filing to be withdrawn cannot be found.')})
+        return msg  # cannot continue if the withdrawn filing doesn't exist
+
+    # check whether the filing has a Future Effective Date(FED)
+    now = dt.utcnow()
+    filing_effective_date = dt.fromisoformat(str(withdrawn_filing.effective_date))
+    if filing_effective_date < now:
+        msg.append({'error': babel('Only filings with a future effective date can be withdrawn.')})
+
+    # check the filing status
+    filing_status = withdrawn_filing.status
+    if filing_status != Filing.Status.PAID.value:
+        msg.append({'error': babel('Only paid filings with a future effective date can be withdrawn.')})
+
+    if msg:
+        return msg
+    return None
diff --git a/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/validation.py b/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/validation.py
index d2ea89650..cd0a85c33 100644
--- a/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/validation.py
+++ b/legal-api/src/legal_api/services/filings/validations/validation.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 from .dissolution import DissolutionTypes
 from .dissolution import validate as dissolution_validate
 from .incorporation_application import validate as incorporation_application_validate
+from .notice_of_withdrawal import validate as notice_of_withdrawal_validate
 from .put_back_on import validate as put_back_on_validate
 from .registrars_notation import validate as registrars_notation_validate
 from .registrars_order import validate as registrars_order_validate
@@ -182,6 +183,9 @@ def validate(business: Business,  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-s
                 elif k == Filing.FILINGS['continuationIn'].get('name'):
                     err = continuation_in_validate(filing_json)
 
+                elif k == Filing.FILINGS['noticeOfWithdrawal'].get('name'):
+                    err = notice_of_withdrawal_validate(filing_json)
+
                 if err:
                     return err
 
diff --git a/legal-api/tests/unit/services/filings/validations/test_notice_of_withdrawal.py b/legal-api/tests/unit/services/filings/validations/test_notice_of_withdrawal.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4020aea84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legal-api/tests/unit/services/filings/validations/test_notice_of_withdrawal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Province of British Columbia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License');
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an 'AS IS' BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""Test suite to ensure the Notice of Withdrawal filing is validated correctly."""
+import copy
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from http import HTTPStatus
+
+import pytest
+
+from legal_api.models import Filing, RegistrationBootstrap
+from legal_api.services.filings import validate
+from legal_api.services.filings.validations.notice_of_withdrawal import (
+    validate_withdrawn_filing,
+    validate as validate_in_notice_of_withdrawal
+)
+from tests.unit.models import factory_pending_filing, factory_business
+from . import lists_are_equal
+
+from registry_schemas.example_data import FILING_HEADER, NOTICE_OF_WITHDRAWAL, DISSOLUTION, INCORPORATION
+
+
+# setup
+FILING_NOT_EXIST_MSG = {'error': 'The filing to be withdrawn cannot be found.'}
+FILING_NOT_FED_MSG = {'error': 'Only filings with a future effective date can be withdrawn.'}
+FILING_NOT_PAID_MSG = {'error': 'Only paid filings with a future effective date can be withdrawn.'}
+MISSING_FILING_DICT_MSG = {'error': 'A valid filing is required.'}
+
+
+# tests
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'test_name, is_filing_exist, withdrawn_filing_status, is_future_effective, has_filing_id, expected_code, expected_msg',[
+            ('EXIST_BUSINESS_SUCCESS', True, Filing.Status.PAID, True, True, None, None),
+            ('EXIST_BUSINESS_FAIL_NOT_PAID', True, Filing.Status.PENDING, True, True, HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, [FILING_NOT_PAID_MSG]),
+            ('EXIST_BUSINESS_FAIL_NOT_FED', True, Filing.Status.PAID, False, True, HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, [FILING_NOT_FED_MSG]),
+            ('EXIST_BUSINESS_FAIL_FILING_NOT_EXIST', False, Filing.Status.PAID, True, True, HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, [FILING_NOT_EXIST_MSG]),
+            ('EXIST_BUSINESS_FAIL_MISS_FILING_ID', True, Filing.Status.PAID, True, False, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, ''),
+            ('EXIST_BUSINESS_FAIL_NOT_PAID_NOT_FED', True, Filing.Status.PENDING, False, True, HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, [FILING_NOT_FED_MSG, FILING_NOT_PAID_MSG])
+        ]
+)
+def test_validate_notice_of_withdrawal(session, test_name, is_filing_exist, withdrawn_filing_status, is_future_effective, has_filing_id, expected_code, expected_msg):
+    """Assert that notice of withdrawal flings can be validated"""
+    today = datetime.utcnow().date()
+    future_effective_date = today + timedelta(days=5)
+    future_effective_date = future_effective_date.isoformat()
+    identifier = 'BC1234567'
+    business = factory_business(identifier)
+    # file a voluntary dissolution with a FED
+    if is_filing_exist:
+        withdrawn_json = copy.deepcopy(FILING_HEADER)
+        withdrawn_json['filing']['header']['name'] = 'dissolution'
+        withdrawn_json['filing']['business']['legalType'] = 'BC'
+        withdrawn_json['filing']['dissolution'] = copy.deepcopy(DISSOLUTION)
+        withdrawn_json['filing']['dissolution']['dissolutionDate'] = future_effective_date
+        withdrawn_filing = factory_pending_filing(business, withdrawn_json)
+    if is_filing_exist:
+        if is_future_effective:
+            withdrawn_filing.effective_date = future_effective_date
+        if withdrawn_filing_status == Filing.Status.PAID:
+            withdrawn_filing.payment_completion_date = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+        withdrawn_filing.save()
+        withdrawn_filing_id = withdrawn_filing.id
+
+    # create a notice of withdrawal filing json
+    filing_json = copy.deepcopy(FILING_HEADER)
+    filing_json['filing']['header']['name'] = 'noticeOfWithdrawal'
+    filing_json['filing']['business']['legalType'] = 'BC'
+    filing_json['filing']['noticeOfWithdrawal'] = copy.deepcopy(NOTICE_OF_WITHDRAWAL)
+    if has_filing_id:
+        if is_filing_exist:
+            filing_json['filing']['noticeOfWithdrawal']['filingId'] = withdrawn_filing_id
+    else:
+        del filing_json['filing']['noticeOfWithdrawal']['filingId']
+
+    err = validate(business, filing_json)
+    if expected_code:
+        assert err.code == expected_code
+        if has_filing_id: # otherwise, won't pass schema validation, and the error msg will be very long
+            assert lists_are_equal(err.msg, expected_msg)
+    else:
+        assert err is None
+    
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