Execution of documents by Authority
155 Execution of documents by Authority
The Authority is to have a common seal.
A document is duly executed by the Authority if —
the common seal of the Authority is affixed to it in accordance with subsections (3) and (4); or
it is signed on behalf of the Authority by the Minister; or
it is signed on behalf of the Authority, as authorised under subsection (5), by the Director General or another person.
The common seal of the Authority is not to be affixed to a document except as authorised by the Authority.
The common seal of the Authority is to be affixed to a document in the presence of the Minister, and the Minister is to sign the document to attest that the common seal was so affixed.
The Authority may, by writing under its seal, authorise the Director General or another person to sign documents on behalf of the Authority, either generally or subject to any conditions or restrictions specified in the authorisation.
A document purporting to be executed in accordance with this section is to be presumed to be duly executed until the contrary is shown.
A document executed by the Director General or another person under this section without the common seal of the Authority is not to be regarded as a deed unless it is executed as a deed as authorised under subsection (5).
When a document is produced bearing a seal purporting to be the common seal of the Authority, it is to be presumed that the seal is the common seal of the Authority until the contrary is shown.
For the purposes of this Act, a facsimile of —
the Authority’s seal; or
the signature of the Minister or a person authorised under subsection (5) to execute deeds or other documents,
may be used, and a deed or other document purporting to be endorsed with such a facsimile is, until the contrary is shown, to be regarded as bearing the facsimile under this subsection.
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