# Companies Act 1948, Paragraph 113


The directors shall provide for the safe custody of the seal, which shall only be used by the authority of the directors or of a committee of the directors authorised by the directors in that behalf, and every instrument to which the seal shall be affixed shall be signed by a director and shall be countersigned by the secretary or by a second director or by some other person appointed by the directors for the purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/38/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/113 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1948/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-113
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