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Electricity Companies Act 1997
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### 9 Shares
> > (1) The consideration for shares issued to the members of a company is any operation, property or right vested in the company by [section 10(5)](#GS10@Gs5@EN) .
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> > (2) Shares issued to the members of a company are held in trust for the Crown.
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> > (3) A member of a company who holds shares in trust for the Crown must not acquire shares in the company for his or her own benefit.
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> > (4) Any shares acquired in a company in contravention of [subsection (3)](#GS9@Gs3@EN) are taken to be held in trust for the Crown but the Crown is not liable to meet the cost of that acquisition.