Business Names Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 23
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If any firm, individual, or corporation assumes or uses or continues to assume or use a business name prohi-bited or containing any word or words or combination of letters prohibited by this Act, every such individual or cor-poration and every member of such firm shall, notwith-standing that he, it or they may have applied for and been refused registration under the Act under such business name, be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $250 and in the case of a continuing offence a fine of $25 for every day such offence continues.
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;
Nothing in this section shall affect any liability incurred by any firm, individual, or corporation, under this or any other written law.
individual
"individual" means a natural person and does not include a corporation;
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;