7.—(1) After section 74(1) of the 1925 Act insert—
“(1A) Subsection (1) of this section applies in the case of an instrument purporting to have been executed by a corporation aggregate in the name or on behalf of another person whether or not that person is also a corporation aggregate.”.
(2) After section 36A(6) of the 1985 Act insert—
“(7) This section applies in the case of a document which is (or purports to be) executed by a company in the name or on behalf of another person whether or not that person is also a company.”.
(3) In section 1(2)(b) of the 1989 Act (requirements for valid execution as a deed), for the words from “by” to the end substitute—
“(i)by that person or a person authorised to execute it in the name or on behalf of that person, or
(ii)by one or more of those parties or a person authorised to execute it in the name or on behalf of one or more of those parties.”.
(4) After section 1(4) of the 1989 Act insert—
“(4A) Subsection (3) above applies in the case of an instrument executed by an individual in the name or on behalf of another person whether or not that person is also an individual.”.