47Formalities of deeds executed by natural persons

47 Formalities of deeds executed by natural persons (1) If a natural person executes a deed, sealing alone is not sufficient and the natural person must either sign or place his or her mark on the deed. (2) An instrument expressed: (a) to be an indenture or a deed; or (b) to be sealed, Law of Property Act 2000 26 is, if it is signed and attested by at least one witness who is not a party to the instrument, to be taken to be sealed and, subject to section 49, to have been duly executed. (3) No particular form of words are requisite for the attestation. (4) In any proceedings, a deed executed and attested under this section may be proved in the manner in which it would be proved if no attesting witness were alive. (5) Nothing in this section affects: (a) the execution of deeds by corporations; or (b) the validity of an instrument executed under the Land Title Act 2000, the Instruments Act 1935, the Powers of Attorney Act 1980 or any other Act; or (c) a deed executed before the commencement of this Act; or (d) the operation of the Electronic Conveyancing National Law (NT).