Section 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 2[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:
3[Provided 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 dire ctor 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 4***.
Related sections
- Section 6 — Act to override memorandum, articles, etc
- Section 7 — Incorporation of company
- Section 8 — Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc
- Section 9 — Effect of registration
- Section 10 — Effect of memorandum and articles
- Section 11 — [ Commencement of business, etc. ] Omitted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 (21 of
- Section 12 — Registered office of company
- Section 13 — Alteration of memorandum
- Section 14 — Alteration of articles
- Section 15 — Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy
- Section 16 — Rectification of name of company
- Section 17 — Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members
- Section 18 — Conversion of companies already registered
- Section 19 — Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company
- Section 20 — Service of documents
- Section 21 — Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts