[F140 Official seal for share certificates, etc. E+W+S
(1)A company [F2which has a common seal] may have, for use for sealing securities issued by the company and for sealing documents creating or evidencing securities so issued, an official seal which is a facsimile of [F3its common seal] with the addition on its face of the word “Securities”. [F4The official seal when duly affixed to a document has the same effect as the company’s common seal.]]
[F5(2)Nothing in this section shall affect the right of a company registered in Scotland to subscribe such securities and documents in accordance with the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 40 renumbered as s. 40(1) (1.8.1995) by 1995 c. 7, ss. 14(1), 15(2), Sch. 4 para. 54 (with ss. 9(3)(5)(7), 13, 14(3))
F2Words inserted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 130(7), 213(2), Sch. 17 para. 3(2)
F3Words substituted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 130(7), 213(2), Sch. 17 para. 3(2)
F4Words inserted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 130(7), 213(2), Sch. 17 para. 3(3)
F5S. 40(2) added (1.8.1995) by 1995 c. 7, ss. 14(1), 15(2), Sch. 4 para. 54 (with ss. 9(3)(5)(7), 13, 14(3))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 40 applied with modifications by S.I. 1985/680, regs. 4–6, Sch.