# Companies Act 2006, Section 45: Common seal

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) A company may have a common seal, but need not have one.
(2) A company which has a common seal shall have its name engraved in legible characters on the seal.
(3) If a company fails to comply with subsection (2) an offence is committed by—
(a) the company, and
(b) every officer of the company who is in default.
(4) An officer of a company, or a person acting on behalf of a company, commits an offence if he uses, or authorises the use of, a seal purporting to be a seal of the company on which its name is not engraved as required by subsection (2).
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(6) This section does not form part of the law of Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-45
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