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Companies Act 1981

Div 7Title to and Transfer of Securities

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Division 7—Title to and Transfer of Securities

Nature of shares
Numbering of shares
Certificate to be evidence of title
Company may have duplicate common seal
Loss or destruction of certificates
Instrument of transfer
Registration of transfer at request of transferor
Notice of refusal to register transfer
Remedy for refusal to register transfer or transmission
Certification of transfers
Duties of company with respect to issue of certificates

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