# Hallmarking Act 1973, Paragraph 17


(1) The Council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and with power to hold and dispose of land.
(2) Every instrument to which the common seal is affixed shall be signed by a member and counter-signed by the secretary of the Council or by a second such member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/43/schedule/4/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-act-1973/schedule-4/paragraph-17
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