§ 2.—(1) Section 39 of the Companies Act 1985 (power to have official seal for use abroad) is amended as follows.
§ (2) In subsection (1), after "A company" insert "which has a common seal" and for "the common seal of the company" substitute "its common seal".
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(3) For subsection (2) (effect of sealing with official seal) substitute—
(2) The official seal when duly affixed to a document has the same effect as the company's common seal.".
§ (4) In subsection (3) (instrument authorising person to affix official seal), after "by writing under its common seal" insert "or, in the case of a company registered in Scotland, subscribed in accordance with section 36B,".