# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Section 194: Execution of deeds by local authority and use of seal.

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(2) The seal of a council may be affixed to a deed or other document if authority to affix the seal to the deed or other document has been given at a meeting of the council, or has been given otherwise in accordance with standing orders of the council:
Provided that a person entering into any transaction with any such council shall not be bound to inquire whether authority to affix the seal has been given in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, and all deeds executed by such a council if otherwise valid shall have full force and effect notwithstanding that such authority may not have been given.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/section/194 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/section-194
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