Chapter VI · Management, supervision and company secretary · Section VII · Company secretary

Article 446-F Liability

Artigo 446.º-F · Responsabilidade

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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The secretary is civilly and criminally liable for the acts that the secretary performs in the exercise of the secretary’s duties.

O secretário é responsável civil e criminalmente pelos actos que praticar no exercício das suas funções.

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Both civil and criminal liability for acts performed in the exercise of the secretary's duties are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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