Section 210
Execution of instruments of dealing
of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)
(1)
Every instrument effecting any dealing under this Act shall be executed in accordance with the following provisions of this section by each of the parties and the parties consenting thereto or, in the case of any particular party, by a person acting on his behalf under a valid power of attorney or on the authority of any written law (including this Act) or the order of any court.
(2)
The execution of any such instrument by a natural person shall consist of his signing it or affixing his thumbprint thereto.
(3)
The execution of any such instrument by a corporation
(whether aggregate or sole) shall be effected in such manner as is authorized by its constitution, or by any law for the time being in force:
Provided that, without prejudice to the power of corporations aggregate to adopt any other manner of execution authorized as aforesaid, any such instrument bearing—
(i)
the seal of such corporation; and
(ii)
a statement, signed by the secretary or other permanent officer thereof, or his deputy, and by a member of the board of directors, council or other governing body, to the effect that the seal was affixed thereto in their presence, shall, in favour of any purchaser, be deemed conclusively to have been duly executed by that corporation.
(4)
In this section, “signing” does not include making a mark.