# Stannaries Act 1869 (repealed 19.11.1998), Section 23: Evidence of relinquishment, &c.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A statutory declaration in writing by the purser of a company that a share has been relinquished shall be sufficient evidence of the facts therein stated as against all persons interested in the share, and that declaration, and the receipt of the purser to a purchaser of the share for the price thereof if sold, shall constitute a good title thereto, and the purchaser shall be entered in the cost book as a shareholder in respect of the share, and thereupon he shall be deemed the holder thereof, discharged as against the company from all unpaid calls, interest, and expenses due to the company in respect thereof accrued before his purchase, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity in the proceedings in reference to such sale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/32-33/19/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/stannaries-act-1869-repealed-19111998/section-23
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