Companies Act, 1956 Section 558

(1) Any affidavit, required to be sworn under the provisions, or for the purposes of this Part may be sworn -

(a) in India, before any¹[court or the Tribunal], Judge or person lawfully authorised to take and receive affidavits; and

(b) in any other country, either before any¹[court or the Tribunal], Judge or person lawfully authorised to take and receive affidavits in that country or before an Indian Consul or vice-Consul.

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(2)³[All courts, Tribunals], Judges, Justices, Commissioners and persons acting judicially in India shall take judicial notice of the seal, stamp or signature, as the case may be, of any⁴[such court, Tribunal], Judge, person, Consul or Vice-Consul, attached appended or subscribed to any such affidavit or to any other document to be used for the purposes of this Part.

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1. Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 113, for "Court".

2. Explanation omitted by Act 62 of 1956, Section 2 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

3. Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 113, for "All Courts".

4. Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 113, for "such Court".