Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 123
123. (1) Every company shall keep a register of its members
and shall enter therein th e following particulars:
(a) t h e n a m e s a n d a d d r e s s e s o f t h e m e m b e r s a n d a
statement of the shares held by each member,
distinguishing each share by its number, so long as the
share has a number, and of the amount paid or agreed
to be considered as paid on the shares of each member;
(b) the date at which each person was entered in the
register as a member; and
(c) the date at which any person ceased to be a member.
(2) Where two or more persons hold one or more shares in a
company jointly, they shall, for the purposes of this Act, be t reated
as a single member; and, unless otherwise provided in the
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memorandum or articles, the name of only one of such persons
shall be entered in the register of members. Such person shall be
elected by the joint holders and shall for all intents and purp oses be
deemed vis-à-vis the company to be the member of the company in
respect of all the shares so held.
(3) The register of members shall be kept at the registered
office of the company or at such other place as may be specifie d in
the memorandum or articles.
(3A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, a company may
make arrangements for the register of its members to be kept in a
dematerialised form or represented in book-entry form as
immobilisation with a central secu rities depository established in a
recognised jurisdiction:
Provided that the company shall remain responsible for the
proper keeping of the register and shall keep a copy of all ent ries
relating to registered shareholders held by the central securit ies
depository .
(4) If default is made in complying with any requirement of
this article, every officer of the company who is in default sh all be
liable to a penalty, and, for every day during which the defaul t
continues, to a further penalty.
Register of
debentures.
Amended by:
XXXI. 2017.78.
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