ANNUAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF COM PANY. By Section 21 of the Bank Charter Act, every banker in England and Wales must on the 1st day of January in each year, or within fifteen days thereafter, make a return to the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes (now Inland Revenue) of his name, residence, and occupation, or in the case of a company or partnership, of the name, residence, and occupation of every member and also the name of the firm under which such banker or company carry on business. If a banker or company omits or refuses to make such return within the fifteen days mentioned, or shall wilfully make other than a true return, every one so offending shall forfeit the sum of By the same Section the Commissioners had to publish a copy of the return in certain newspapers, but, by Section 57 of 43 & 44 Viet. c. 20, it shall not be obligatory on the Commissioners to publish in any news paper any return made to them by any banking company, which is duly registered under the provisions of 6 Geo. IV c. 42. 7 Geo. IV c. 46, 7 Geo. 1V c. 67, and the Companies Acts or any of them.
The above return is not necessary if the provisions cf the Companies (Con solidation) Act, 190S, with regard to the annual list of members are complied with, namely : Every company having a share capital shall once at least in every year send to the registrar of companies a list (called the " Annual Return ") of all persons, who, on the fourteenth day after the first ordinary general meeting in the year, are members of the company, and of all persons who have ceased to be members since the date of the last return. The list must state the names,
addresses, and occupations of all the past and present members therein mentioned, and the number of shares held by each of the existing members at the date of the return, specifying shares transferred since the date of the last return and the dates of registration of the transfers, and must contain a summary specifying various particulars regarding the shares. (For full details see Section 26, Companies (Consolidation) Act, 190S, under REGISTER OF MEMBERS OF COMPANY.) The list must be completed within seven days after the fourteenth day, above mentioned, and forwarded forthwith to the registrar.
The list for the registrar must be written upon special forms for the purpose, and be impressed with a five shilling fee stamp (See CONIPANIES.)