All sections · Part IV: Company Capacity And Powers
41 Authentication or attestation
This section has been amended. The text above is the 2016 wording; the amending provisions follow.
A document requiring authentication or attestation by a company may be signed
by a director, a secretary or by an authorised agent of the company, and need
not be under its common seal.
by a director, a secretary or by an authorised agent of the company, and need
not be under its common seal.
Amended since 2016
Act 32 of 2021 · 2021-08-02
11. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 41 and
substituting therefor the following section —
Authentication or attestation
“41.(1) A document requiring authentication or attestation by a
company may be signed by —
(a) a director of the company;
(b) a secretary of the company;
(c) an agent of the company authorised to act
generally on its behalf; or
(d) an agent of the company specifically authorised to
authenticate or attest documents on its behalf.
(2) An authentication or attestation under subsection (1)
need not be under its common seal.”.
substituting therefor the following section —
Authentication or attestation
“41.(1) A document requiring authentication or attestation by a
company may be signed by —
(a) a director of the company;
(b) a secretary of the company;
(c) an agent of the company authorised to act
generally on its behalf; or
(d) an agent of the company specifically authorised to
authenticate or attest documents on its behalf.
(2) An authentication or attestation under subsection (1)
need not be under its common seal.”.
