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Companies Act 1976

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38 Functions of Secretary of State and registrar

(1) In section 451 of the Act of 1948 (annual report of the Secretary of State on matters within that Act) after the words " this Act " there shall be inserted the words " Parts I and III of the Companies Act 1967, the Companies (Floating Charges and Receivers) (Scotland) Act 1972, section 9 of the European Communities Act 1972 and the Companies Act 1976 ". (2) Certificates under sections 13(1), 69(4), 98(2), 106E and 390 of the Act of 1948 shall be authenticated by a seal prepared under section 424(5) of that Act instead of being given under the hand of the registrar of companies. (3) Copies or extracts of documents or parts of documents furnished by the registrar of companies under section 426 of the Act of 1948 shall be sealed with a seal prepared under section 424(5) of that Act instead of being certified to be true copies under the hand of the registrar. (4) In section 424(6) of the Act of 1948 (functions under that Act to be performed by the registrar or in his absence by persons authorised by the Secretary of State)— (a) after the words " this Act" there shall be inserted the words " or by the Companies Act 1976 "; and (b) the words " in his absence " shall be omitted.

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38 Functions of Secretary of State and registrar

(1) In section 451 of the Act of 1948 (annual report of the Secretary of State on matters within that Act) after the words " this Act " there shall be inserted the words " Parts I and III of the Companies Act 1967, the Companies (Floating Charges and Receivers) (Scotland) Act 1972, section 9 of the European Communities Act 1972 and the Companies Act 1976 ". (2) Certificates under sections 13(1), 69(4), 98(2), 106E and 390 of the Act of 1948 shall be authenticated by a seal prepared under section 424(5) of that Act instead of being given under the hand of the registrar of companies. (3) Copies or extracts of documents or parts of documents furnished by the registrar of companies under section 426 of the Act of 1948 shall be sealed with a seal prepared under section 424(5) of that Act instead of being certified to be true copies under the hand of the registrar. (4) In section 424(6) of the Act of 1948 (functions under that Act to be performed by the registrar or in his absence by persons authorised by the Secretary of State)— (a) after the words " this Act" there shall be inserted the words " or by the Companies Act 1976 "; and (b) the words " in his absence " shall be omitted.

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