Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Standing Orders

8.1. The Common Seal of the Authority shall be affixed (and witnessed) to any document that requires to be sealed for the purpose of the transaction of the Authority’s business only if it has been authorised by resolution of the Authority, or by the exercise of a function delegated to the Chief Executive, Clerk or Treasurer of the Authority. The affixing of the Common Seal will be attested by the Chief Executive, Monitoring Officer, Clerk or Treasurer or some other person authorised by them, provided that in any transaction relating to land to which The Regulatory Reform (Execution of Deeds and Documents) Order 2005 applies, the Common Seal shall be attested by a Member of the Authority and an authorised signatory.

8.2. The Chief Executive, Clerk or Treasurer or any other officer duly authorised in writing by them may sign any agreement or other document not required to be executed under Seal, provided the matter has been approved by the Authority or an employee exercising a function delegated to the Chief Executive, Clerk or Treasurer.