Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992)

Section 152 - Form of contracts

A contract on behalf of a company may be made, varied or discharged if the contract, if made between individuals would

(a) by law be required to be in writing under seal, or could be varied or discharged by writing under seal only, or may be made, varied or discharged in writing;

(b) by law be required to be in writing or to be evidenced in writing by the parties to be charged therewith or could be varied or discharged only by writing or written evidence signed by the parties to be charged, may be made, evidenced, varied or discharged, in writing signed acting under the authority of the company express or implied in the name or on behalf of the company; or

(c) be valid although made orally only and not reduced to writing or could be varied or discharged orally, may be made, varied or discharged, orally on behalf of the company acting under the authority of the company express or implied as if it were under the seal of the company.

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