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V. Union Objects
 
  Article 55 - The Seal  
55.1 The Great Seal of Oceanic Union  
  As this Charter shall be known as a new covenant for the men and women of Oceania, by the power and authority of this Charter a great seal shall be forged and shall be known as the Great Seal of Oceania.  
  It shall be entrusted to the Supreme Council and the Secretariat to protect and honor the Great Seal of Oceania, for its imprint shall represent nothing less than the existence of the word and law of the Oceanic Union Free Society.  
  As such, it is only upon the approval of the Supreme Council that the Great Seal of Oceania shall be instanced on a document or deed, excepting those documents prescribed as mandatory for the Secretary-General, Supreme Council and General Assembly by this Charter.  
55.2 Unique Design of the Seal  
  In recognition of the general elections for the Supreme Councillors every five years, the Great Seal of Oceania shall reflect the unique term of the Supreme Council.  
  At the conclusion of a General Election for the Supreme Council, a new Great Seal shall be forged reflecting the new officials and spiritual leadership of the Union.  
55.3 Affixing the Great Seal  
  The Supreme Council of the Union is to provide for the safe custody of the Seal, which may only be used by the authority of the Supreme Council excepting those documents listed as mandatory for Secretariat , Supreme Board and Supreme Council by this Charter. Every instrument to which the Seal is affixed is to be signed by either the Secretary-General, or countersigned by at least two Supreme Councillors of the Supreme Council or by or by another person appointed by the Supreme Council for the purpose.  
  The Supreme Council may determine either generally or in any particular case that a signature may be affixed by a mechanical means specified in the determination.  
55.4 Certificate Seal  
  The organisation of the Union may have one or more duplicates of the Seal which are to be facsimiles of the Seal with the addition on their faces of the words "Certificate Seal" and which are to be known as Certificate Seals. Any certificate for shares, membership, certification, qualification or financial instruments issued under a Certificate Seal is deemed to be sealed with the Great Seal.
 
 
 

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