(1) Where this Act requires that articles relating to a company be sent to the Registrar, unless otherwise specifically provided—
(a) two copies, in this section called “duplicate originals”, of the articles shall be signed by a director or an officer of the company, or, in the case of articles of incorporation, by the incorporator; and
(b) upon receiving duplicate originals of any articles that conform to law, and any other required documents and the prescribed fees, the Registrar shall—
(i) endorse on each of the duplicate originals the word “registered” and the date of the registration,
(ii) issue in duplicate the appropriate certificate and attach to each certificate one of the duplicate originals of the articles,
(iii) file a copy of the certificate and attached articles, and
(iv) send to the company or its representative the original certificate and attached articles.
(2) A certificate referred to in subsection (1) and issued by the Registrar may be dated as of the day he or she receives the articles, or court order under which the certificate is issued, or as of any later day specified by the court or person who signed the articles.
(3) A signature required on a certificate referred to in subsection (1) may be printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced on the certificate.