Business Names Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 22
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any firm, individual, or corporation who or which through inadvertence or otherwise is registered under any business name prohibited or containing any word or words or combination of letters prohibited by this Act
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;
shall on the request in writing of the Reg-istrar change his or its business name; and
shall comply with the provisions of this Act relating to the change of particulars registered in respect of firms, individuals, or corporations, so far as such provisions are applicable.
The Registrar shall enter the new business name in the registrar in place of the former name and upon pay-ment of the prescribed fees issue a certificate of registration altered to meet the circumstances of the case.
Registrar
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Business Names appointed under section 3;
If any such firm, individual, or corporation reg-istered under any business name prohibited or containing any word or words or combination of letters prohibited as aforesaid, neglects or refuses to take forthwith all necessary steps to change his or its business name after being required by the Registrar by notice in writing to change the same every such individual or corporation and every member of such firm shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $250
individual
"individual" means a natural person and does not include a corporation;
and in the case of a continuing offence a fine of $25 for every day such offence continues.
Business Names
( 4) Nothing in this section shall affect any liability incurred by any firm, individual, or corporation, under this or any other written law.
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;