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In forceContinuance of partnership on old terms
Part 2Partnerships generally
Division 3Relationship between partners
31 Continuance of partnership on old terms
(1)
Where a partnership entered into for a fixed term is continued after the term expires, and without any express new agreement, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at the expiration of the term, so far as is consistent with the incidents of a partnership at will.
(2)
A continuance of the business by the partners or those partners as habitually acted as partners during the term, without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership affairs, is presumed to be a continuance of the partnership.
(3)
This section does not apply to an incorporated limited partnership.
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