May 2008

COMPANY SECRETARIES AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS

From 6 April 2008 private companies are no longer required to have a company secretary. They may of course continue to have one if they wish.

If a company elects not to have a secretary, then anything required or authorised to be done by the secretary may instead be done by a director.

Furthermore from 6 April 2008 all companies will be able to execute documents by the signature of a single director in the presence of an independent witness who attests the signature.