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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4761  
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Is it true that a legal document MUST be signed in black ink to be valid? Just wanted to check before I dig out the marriage certificate
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13th Mar 2016 7:00pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5116  
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Old wives tale and is not a legal prerequisite. Black ink is often used and is at times asked for as it will always give a good contrast against white or velum coloured paper. However the colour of ink has no legal validation over any other colour.
Sometimes it is requested that black ink is used when a document is to be copied or scanned into a computer but again that is only due to contrast and for no other reason. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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13th Mar 2016 7:29pm |
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| Flyingfocrs Member Since: 12 Jan 2015 Location: Deepest darkest Aberdeenshire Posts: 155  
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If you go to India they insist on signing in Blue ink.
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13th Mar 2016 7:33pm |
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| JJ Member Since: 18 May 2009 Location: Winchester Posts: 932  
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It has to be a quill and velum surely. HR064 Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response
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13th Mar 2016 8:17pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4761
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1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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13th Mar 2016 9:05pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Another confirmation of "no" from me. One of the reasons they always were is that "Registrar's Ink" was/is made using iron gall as pigment which is pretty permanent and actually eats into the fibres of the paper, it's not recommended for use in anything but a dedicated pen as it is nasty stuff. The colour fades slightly brown over the years, for exactly the same reason as the metal skeletons of our Defenders. I wonder if old documents ought to be varnished with Dinitrol...? |
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14th Mar 2016 11:40am |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 883  
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Absolutely NOT. With an annual petty cash budget of 7.5 million euro (some things you don't write cheques for) I know a thing or two about contracts. As b/w photocopies became more and more indistinguishable from the originals, I was instructed to sign them (and initial/date each page, of course) in blue ink rather than black.
Peter |
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14th Mar 2016 11:52am |
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