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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