Common seal and execution of documents
13 Common seal and execution of documents
The common seal of the Trust must not be affixed to a document except in pursuance of a decision of the Trust and the fixing of the seal must be attested by the signatures of 2 members of the Trust.
The Trust may, by instrument under the common seal of the Trust, authorise a person or persons (whether nominated by name or by office or title) to execute documents on behalf of the Trust subject to conditions and limitations (if any) specified in the instrument of authority.
Without limiting subsection (2), the Trust may authorise 2 or more persons to execute documents jointly on behalf of the Trust.
A document is duly executed by the Trust if—
the common seal of the Trust is affixed to the document in accordance with this section; or
the document is signed on behalf of the Trust by a person or persons in accordance with authority conferred under this section.
If an apparently genuine document purports to bear the common seal of the Trust, it will be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the common seal of the Trust was duly affixed to the document.
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