267
In forceWitnessing of instruments
Part 21Miscellaneous
267 Witnessing of instruments
(1)
If an instrument is signed personally for the purposes of this Act by or on behalf of a party to the instrument, the signing of the instrument must be witnessed by a person who either knows the person signing the instrument personally or is satisfied as to their identity.
(2)
The witness—
(a)
must be aged 18 years or over; and
(b)
must not be a party to the instrument.
(3)
The witness must sign their name as witness and the full name and address of the witness and a telephone number at which they can ordinarily be contacted during business hours must be legibly printed under the witness' signature.
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