# The Port of Tyne Harbour Revision Order 2026, Paragraph 18: Authentication of deeds and other documents


(1) Except where expressly required otherwise under any enactment, the application of the common seal of the Authority is only required in respect of a document executed as a deed and must be authenticated by the signature of the chair of the Authority or some other member authorised by the Authority to authenticate the application of the common seal, and of the Chief Executive or some person authorised by the Authority to act in the Chief Executive’s place for that purpose.
(2) The Authority may authorise a person to act instead of the Chief Executive or the chair under this paragraph whether or not the Chief Executive or the chair is absent or incapable of acting.
(3) Any other document given or issued by the Authority is, unless the contrary intention is expressed, sufficiently authorised if signed by the Chief Executive, the chair of the Authority, or a duly authorised officer of the Authority.
(4) The Authority may execute documents, including deeds, electronically.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1088/schedule/2/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/port-of-tyne-harbour-revision-order-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-18
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