(1) The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 112 (the members of a company), at the end insert-
"(4) Where an individual's name is entered in a company's register of members but is not in the form required by section 113A, that does not affect the person becoming a member of the company by virtue of subsection (2)."
(3) For the italic heading "General" at the beginning of Chapter 2 of Part 8 substitute "Duty to keep register".
(4) In section 113 (register of members)-
(a) for subsection (2) substitute-
"(2) There must be entered in the register, in respect of each person who is a member-
(a) the required information (see sections 113A and 113B), and
(b) the date on which the person was registered as a member.
(2A) Where a person ceases to be a member there must be entered in the register the date at which the person's membership ceased.";
(b) in subsection (3), omit ", with the names and addresses of the members,";
(c) in subsection (5), after "show a single" insert
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