Business Names Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 17
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person on payment of the prescribed fee may n1ake a search in the register and index kept in pur-suance of this Act, or may inspect or make extracts from or a copy of the statements furnished in pursuance of this Act.
Any person on payment of the prescribed fee may require a certificate of the registration or non-registration under a particular business name of any firm,
business name
"business name" means the name, style, title or designation under which any business is carried on whether in partnership or otherwise;
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Certificate of registration
Certificate to be exhibited
Search and inspection
Certificate of registration, etc.
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Evidence of registration
Powers of
Registrar
Registrar
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Business Names appointed under section 3;
Business Names individual, or corporation to be furnished or a copy of or extract from any statement furnished in pursuance of this
Act to be certified by the Registrar.
The register or a certificate of registration, or a copy of or an extract from any statement furnished in pur-suance of this Act purporting to be signed and certified by the Registrar, shall in all courts, and before a11 persons having authority to hear, receive and examine evidence, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of the matter con-tained therein and of the fact and date of registration as shown thereon.
the register
"the register" means the register directed to be kept in pursuance of section 16;
( 4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Reg-istrar, that a firm, individual, or corporation was not, on any date, or during any period, registered under the business name specified in the certificate, shall likewise until the con-trary is proved, be evidence according to its tenor, that the firm, individual, or corporation was not so registered.
firm
"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;
Terms defined in s 2
business name
Defined · s 2"business name" means the name, style, title or designation under which any business is carried on whether in partnership or otherwise;
firm
Defined · s 2"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
Defined · s 2"individual" means a natural person and does not include a corporation;
Registrar
Defined · s 2"Registrar" means the Registrar of Business Names appointed under section 3;
the register
Defined · s 2"the register" means the register directed to be kept in pursuance of section 16;