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Partnership Act 1997
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46 Share of profits made after dissolution
(1) Where a partner dies or otherwise ceases to be a partner and the
surviving or continuing partners carry on the business of the firm
with its capital or assets without any final settlement of accounts as
between the firm and the outgoing partner or his or her estate, then,
in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the outgoing
partner or his or her estate is entitled, at his or her option or the
option of his or her representatives:
(a) to the share of the profits made since the dissolution as the
Supreme Court may find to be attributable to the use of his or
her share of the partnership assets; or
(b) to interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the amount of his or
her share of the partnership assets.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where by the partnership contract an
option is given to surviving or continuing partners to purchase the
interest of a deceased or outgoing partner and the option is duly
exercised except where a partner assuming to act in exercise of the
option does not, in all material respects, comply with the terms of
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the partnership agreement.