18.—(1) Every society shall maintain a register of members, and where a society issues shares to its members, a register of shares held by each member.
(2) The register of members and shares shall be prima facie evidence of any of the following particulars entered therein:
(a)
the date on which the name of any person was entered in the register as a member;
(b)
the date on which any such person ceased to be a member; and