Companies Act, 1862

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Register of members.

25. Every company under this Act shall cause to be kept in one or more books a register of its members; and there shall be entered therein the following particulars:

(1.) The names and addresses, and the occupations, if any, of the members of the company, with the addition, in the case of a company having a capital divided into shares, of a statement of the shares held by each member, distinguishing each share by its number, and of the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on the shares of each member:

(2.) The date at which the name of any person was entered in the register as a member:

(3.) The date at which any person ceased to be a member:

And any company acting in contravention of this section shall incur a penalty not exceeding five pounds for every day during which its default in complying with the provisions of this section continues; and every director or manager of the company who shall knowingly and wilfully authorize or permit such contravention shall incur the like penalty.