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Laws
Partnership Act 1890
s 47

In force2020 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2020 Revised EditionSee versions on Singapore Statutes Online(opens the publisher’s site)

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Partnership Act 1890

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22 sections earlier

23Procedure against partnership property for partner’s separate judgment debt
24Rules as to interests and duties of partners subject to special agreement
25Expulsion of partner
26Retirement from partnership at will
27Where partnership for term is continued over, continuance on old terms presumed
28Duty of partners to render accounts, etc.
29Accountability of partners for private profits
30Duty of partner not to compete with firm
31Rights of assignee of share in partnership
32Dissolution by expiration or notice
33Dissolution by bankruptcy, death or charge
34Dissolution by illegality of partnership
35Dissolution by court
36Rights of persons dealing with firm against apparent members of firm
37Right of partners to notify dissolution
38Continuing authority of partners for purposes of winding up
39Rights of partners as to application of partnership property
40Apportionment of premium where partnership prematurely dissolved
41Rights where partnership dissolved for fraud or misrepresentation
42Right of outgoing partner in certain cases to share profits made after dissolution
43Retiring or deceased partner’s share to be debt
44Rule for distribution of assets on final settlement of accounts
45Interpretation
46Saving for rules of equity and common law
47Short title

Partnership Act 1890 · 2020 Revised Edition

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Judgments that cite this Act

41 in all

Koh Ewe Chee v Koh Hua Leong and Another[2003] SGHC 24
Sim Yak Song and Others v Lim Chang and Another[2003] SGHC 68
Tan Liang Chong v Chou Lai Tiang[2003] SGHC 225

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