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Companies Act Section 22
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The Companies Act, 2013

Section 22 Execution of bills of exchange, etc

Chapter
II · Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto
Amendments
3
Last changed
29 May 2015
22. Execution of bills of exchange, etc.—
(1) A bill of exchange, hundi or promissory note shall be deemed to have been made, accepted, drawn or endorsed on behalf of a company if made, accepted, drawn, or endorsed in the name of, or on behalf of or on account of, the company by any person acting under its authority, express or implied.
(2) A company may, by writing Substituted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 6, with effect from 29 May 2015. Earlier read: "under its common seal"under its common seal, if any, authorise any person, either generally or in respect of any specified matters, as its attorney to execute other deeds on its behalf in any place either in or outside India:
The proviso inserted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 6, with effect from 29 May 2015Provided that in case a company does not have a common seal, the authorisation under this sub-section shall be made by two directors or by a director and the Company Secretary, wherever the company has appointed a Company Secretary.
(3) A deed signed by such an attorney on behalf of the company and under his seal shall bind the company Text omitted by amendmentThe words “and have the effect as if it were made under its common seal” omitted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 6, with effect from 29 May 2015.

Amendments to this section

  1. 1 Substituted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 6, for "under its common seal" (w.e.f. 29 May 2015).
  2. 2 The proviso inserted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 6 (w.e.f. 29 May 2015).
  3. 3 The words “and have the effect as if it were made under its common seal” omitted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 6 (w.e.f. 29 May 2015).

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