Section 4, The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001

(1) The Trust shall have a common seal, the use of which shall be authenticated by the signatures of— (a) the Chairman or other member of the Board authorised by the Board either generally or specially for that purpose; and (b) the Director-General or other officer or employee of the Trust authorised by the Board for that purpose. (2) The Trust may, by instrument in writing under its common seal, empower any person either generally or in respect of any specified matter as its attorney, to execute deeds on its behalf in or out of Sierra Leone; and every deed signed by such attorney on behalf of the Trust and under his seal shall be binding on the Trust and have the same effect as if it were under the common seal of the Trust. (3) Every document purporting to be an instrument executed or issued by or on behalf of the Trust and to be— No. 5 The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act 2001 5 (a) sealed with the common seal of the Trust authenticated in the manner stated in subsection (1); or (b) signed by the Director-General or by a member of the Board or other person authorised in accordance with subsection (2) to act for that purpose, shall be deemed to be so executed or issued until the contrary is shown. [Margin: Composition of Trust.]