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Companies Act 2006, Section 48 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

48Execution of documents by companiesS

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(1)The following provisions form part of the law of Scotland only.

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

(3)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[F1(or, in the case of an electronic document, authenticated)] by or on behalf of the company in accordance with the provisions of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7) has effect as if so executed.

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C3S. 48 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 3(e) (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)

C4S. 48(3) applied (with application in accordance with rule 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/900), rules 1, 78(2)

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