Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940

Common seal of the Institute.

15.—(1) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, the Council shall provide and retain in their possession a common seal for the Institute.

(2) The seal of the Institute shall, when affixed to any document, be authenticated by the signature of the chairman of the Council or some other member thereof authorised in that behalf by the Council and the counter-signature of the Registrar or some other officer of the Institute authorised in that behalf by the Council.

(3) All courts of justice shall take judicial notice of the seal of the Institute, and every document purporting to be sealed with the seal of the Institute and to be authenticated in accordance with this section shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly and lawfully so sealed and shall, unless as aforesaid, be received in evidence without further proof and, in particular, without proof of any signature (including a counter-signature) affixed to such document for the purpose of such authentication and without proof of the office or authority of the person whose signature such signature purports to be.