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district or place, to affix the official seal to any deed or other docu-
ment to which the company is party in that territory, district or
place.

Authentication
of documents.

(4) The authority of any such agent shall, as between the
company and any person dealing with the agent, continue during
the period, if any, mentioned in the instrument conferring the
authority, or if no period is there mentioned, then until notice of
the revocation or determination of the agent’s authority has been
given to the person dealing with him.

(5) The person affixing any such official seal shall, by writing
under his hand, certify on the deed or other instrument, to which
the seal is affixed, the date on which and the place at which it is
affixed.

Authentication of Documents.
33. A document or proceeding requiring authentication by a
company may be signed by a director, secretary, or other authorised
officer of the company, and need not be under its common seal.

Part II.
SHARE CAPITAL AND DEBENTURES.
Prospectus.
Dating and 34.—(1) A prospectus issued by or on behalf of a company or

ata ° in relation to an intended company shall be dated, and that date
shall, unless the contrary is proved, be taken as the date of publica-
tion of the prospectus.
(2) A copy of every such prospectus, signed by every person
who is named therein as a director or proposed director of the
company, or by his agent authorised in writing, shall be delivered
to the registrar of companies for registration on or before the date
of its publication, and no such prospectus shall be issued until
a copy thereof has been so delivered for registration.

(3) The registrar shall not register any prospectus unless it is
dated, and the copy thereof signed, in manner required by this
section.
(4) Every prospectus shall state on the face of it that a copy
has been delivered for registration as required by this section.

(5) If a prospectus is issued without a copy thereof being so
delivered, the company, and every person who is* knowingly a
party to the issue of the prospectus, shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding five pounds for every day from the date of the issue of
the prospectus until a copy thereof is so delivered.
Specific require- 3D~—(I) Every prospectus issued by or on behalf of a company,
ments asto or by or on behalf of any person who is or has been engaged or
ym interested in the formation of the company, must state the matters