50Common sealE+W+S
(1)Notwithstanding any enactment or rule of law, a registered society need not have a common seal.
(2)A registered society which has a common seal must have its registered name engraved in legible characters on the seal.
(3)A registered society which decides to have a common seal must not cause such a seal to be made unless its registered rules contain provision for the custody and use of that seal.
(4)An officer of a registered society, or a person acting on behalf of a registered society, commits an offence if the officer or person uses or authorises the use of a seal purporting to be the society's common seal which does not have the society's registered name engraved in legible characters on it.
(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.