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Close Corporations Act 1989

Part 5MEMBERSHIP

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PART 5—MEMBERSHIP

Capacity of shareholding or membership
Membership register
Subscribers to become members
Persons becoming members after registration
Change in shareholding
Members holding shares otherwise than beneficially
Members holding shares in different capacities
Unregistered members
Maximum number of members
Only natural persons to be members
Majority of members to be residents
Disqualification
Effect of death of sole member

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