Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)

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Part I E+W+S Formation and Registration of Companies; Juridical Status and Membership

Chapter III E+W+S A Company’s Capacity; Formalities of Carrying on Business

[F1 36B Execution of documents by companies. E+W+S

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment, a company need not have a company seal.

(2) For the purposes of any enactment—

(a) providing for a document to be executed by a company by affixing its common seal; or

(b) referring (in whatever terms) to a document so executed,

a document signed or subscribed by or on behalf of the company in accordance with the provisions of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 shall have effect as if so executed.

(3) In this section “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a statutory instrument.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 36B substituted (S.) (1.8.1995) by 1995 c. 7, ss. 14(1), 15(2), Sch. 4 para. 51 (with ss. 9(3)(5)(7), 13, 14(3))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 36B applied (with modifications) (S.) (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/128, reg. 3, Sch. 1

C2 S. 36B(2) applied (6.4.2006) by The Energy Administration (Scotland) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/772), rule 67(2) (with rule 67(3))