Contributory definition: liability to contribute on company winding up; fully paid shareholders treated as contributories without liability.

"Contributory" means a person liable to contribute to the company's assets on winding up. The statute expressly clarifies that a holder of fully paid-up shares is regarded as a contributory for classification purposes but does not incur contributory liabilities under the Act, while retaining the rights of a contributory.

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