Part 4A company's capacity and related matters
Formalities of doing business under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland
45Common seal
(1)
A company may have a common seal, but need not have one.
(2)
A company which has a common seal shall have its name engraved in legible characters on the seal.
(3)
If a company fails to comply with subsection (2) an offence is committed by—
(a)
the company, and
(b)
every officer of the company who is in default.
(4)
An officer of a company, or a person acting on behalf of a company, commits an offence if he uses, or authorises the use of, a seal purporting to be a seal of the company on which its name is not engraved as required by subsection (2).
(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.
(6)
This section does not form part of the law of Scotland.