Business Names Act · s 2

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s 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"business" includes trade and profession;

"business name" means the name, style, title or designation under which any business is carried on whether in partnership or otherwise;

"firm" means an unincorporated body of two or more individuals, or one or more individuals and one or more corporations, or two or more corpora-tions, who or which have entered into partnership with one another;

"individual" means a natural person and does not include a corporation;

"prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations;

"the register" means the register directed to be kept in pursuance of section 16;

"Registrar" means the Registrar of Business

Names appointed under section 3;

"regulations" means regulations made under this

Act.

2 of 1958

S.99/59

Short title

Interpret-ation 3

Appointment of Registrar

Firms etc., to be registered

Business Names