1. Definition of Partnership
(1) Partnership is the relation which subsists between persons carrying on a business in common with a view of profit.
(2) But the relation between members of any company or association which is--
(a) registered as a company under the Companies Act 1862, or any other Act of Parliament for the time being in force and relating to the registration of joint stock companies; or
(b) Formed or incorporated by or in pursuance of any other Act of Parliament or letters patent, or Royal Charter; or
(c) A company engaged in working mines within and subject to the jurisdiction of the Stannaries;
is not a partnership within the meaning of this Act.