SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 Company Contracts, Seals, &c.: Further Provisions

Official seal for use abroad

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Section 39 of the Companies Act 1985 (power to have official seal for use abroad) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (1), after “A company” insert “which has a common seal” and for “the common seal of the company” substitute “its common seal”.

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For subsection (2) (effect of sealing with official seal) substitute—

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The official seal when duly affixed to a document has the same effect as the company’s common seal.

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