If a company has appointed a Company Secretary then his signature is mandatory on the share certificate issued by the company. Analyse with reference to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

According to Section 46(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 a share certificate, issued under the common seal, if any, of the company or signed by two directors or by a director and the Company Secretary, wherever the company has appointed a Company Secretary, specifying the shares held by any person, is the prima facie evidence of the title of the person to such shares. Hence where the company has appointed a Company secretary then his signature is mandatory on the share certificate issued by the company.