Schedule 1: The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body Part 2: Powers, procedure, reporting etc. Documentary evidence
Paragraph 28 provides that the application of the seal of the Sponsor Body must be authenticated by the signature of any member of the Sponsor Body, or another person who has been authorised for that purpose. A document which has been duly executed in this way can be received in evidence and is taken to be validly executed or signed, unless the contrary is shown. This will enable third parties to have certainty as to the provenance and legality of documents issued and sealed by the Sponsor Body, and to ensure that the Sponsor Body’s seal is not applied without proper authority. These provisions do not extend to Scotland.