Companies Act 2014
F24[Execution of instruments during interim period
F25[43A. (1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply in relation to a company notwithstanding any provision of—
(a) section 43(2)(b) or (3), or
(b) the company’s constitution.
(2) As respects an instrument to be made or executed by a company, other than an instrument to which subsection (3) applies, such an instrument may consist of several documents in like form if—
(a) one such document is signed by a person referred to in section 43(2)(b)(i),
(b) one such document is signed by a person referred to in section 43(2)(b)(ii), and
(c) one such document has the company’s seal affixed to it.
(3) As respects an instrument to be made or executed by a registered person in exercise of the powers of a company, such an instrument may consist of several documents in like form if—
(a) one such document is signed by the registered person,
(b) one such document is signed by a person referred to in section 43(2)(b)(i),
(c) one such document is signed by a person referred to in section 43(2)(b)(ii), and
(d) one such document has the company’s seal affixed to it.
(4) An instrument consisting of several documents that comply with subsection (2) or (3) shall be valid and effective for all purposes as if the documents were, taken together, one document.]]
Annotations
Amendments:
F24
Inserted (21.08.2020) by Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions (Covid-19) Act 2020 (9/2020), s. 5, S.I. No. 320 of 2020. Note extension of interim period by statutory instrument made under s. 12A was NOT renewed in relation to this section by Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 648 of 2022) from 31.12.2022.
F25
Substituted (3.12.2024) by Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (44/2024), s. 7, S.I. No. 639 of 2024.
Editorial Notes:
E58
The section heading is taken from the amending section in the absence of one included in the amendment.