Can an authorised signatory execute a deed on behalf of a director of a company or would this result in the deed being invalidly executed?

In answering this Q&A, research has been limited to cover execution as a deed on behalf of a company and does not relate to a deed being executed by the director in its personal capacity.

Companies can execute deeds in their own name and in their own right by way of:

1. •

   fixation of the company seal

2. •

   signature of two authorised signatories

3. •

   a director in the presence of a witness who attests to the director’s signature

As with execution of simple contracts by a company, authorised signatories will be:

1. •

   all directors

2. •

   company secretary or joint company secretary

3. •

   attorneys appointed under powers of attorney

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