(1) A document is duly
executed by the Corporation if —
(a) the
common seal of the Corporation is affixed to it in accordance with subsections
(2) and (3); or
(b) it
is signed on behalf of the Corporation by a person or persons authorised to do
so under subsection (4).
(2) The common seal of
the Corporation is not to be affixed to any document except as authorised by
the Corporation.
(3) The common seal of
the Corporation is to be affixed to a document in the presence of 2 directors,
and each of them is to sign the document to attest that the common seal was so
affixed.
(4) The Corporation
may, by writing under its seal, authorise a director or directors or an
officer or officers of the Corporation to sign documents on behalf of the
Corporation, either generally or subject to any conditions or restrictions
that are specified in the authorisation.
(5) A document
purporting to be executed in accordance with this section is to be presumed to
be duly executed until the contrary is shown.
(6) A document
executed by a person under this section without the common seal of the
Corporation is not to be regarded as a deed unless the person executes it as a
deed and is authorised under subsection (4) to do so.
(7) When a document is
produced bearing a seal purporting to be the common seal of the Corporation,
it is to be presumed that the seal is the common seal of the Corporation until
the contrary is shown.