Provision of a Sealing Register

The Companies Act 2014 provides that the company seal shall only be used with the authority of the directors or of a committee of directors. To the extent that it is proposed for the company seal to be used, it is important that its use has been approved by the board of directors, or a committee as the case may be, and that such approval is recorded in the minutes of the relevant board meeting. Use of the seal is attested in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the company. It is considered good practice, although not a statutory requirement, for a company to also maintain a “register of sealings” in which the company registers/records each time the company seal is used. Particulars of the use of the seal should be entered in the register including (i) the persons who attested use of the seal; (ii) a description of the document sealed; (iii) the date on which the seal was used; and (iv) the date upon which authority for the use of the seal was conferred.