Companies Act · s 93

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93.
Publication of name and registration number
(1) Every company shall -
(a) paint or affix, and keep painted or affixed, its name on the outside of every office or place in which its business is carried on, in a conspicuous position, in letters easily legible;
(b) have its name engraven in legible characters on its seal;
and
(c) have its name mentioned in legible characters in all notices, advertisements, and other official publications of the company, and in all bills of exchange, promissory notes, indorsements, cheques, and orders for money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company, and in all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts, and letters of credit of the company.
(1A) The registration number of a company shall appear in a legible form on all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices and publications of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.
(2) If a company does not paint or affix its name in manner directed by this Act, the company and every officer of the company who is in

Companies default is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $250, and if a company does not keep its name painted or affixed in manner so directed, the company and every officer of the company who is in default is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a default fine.
(3) If a company fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), the company is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500.
(4) If a director, manager, or officer of a company or any person on its behalf -
(a) uses or authorises the use of any seal purporting to be a seal of the company whereon its name is not so engraven as aforesaid;
(b) issues or authorises the issue of any notice, advertisement or other official publication of the company, or signs or authorises to be signed on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note, indorsement, cheque, or order for money or goods, wherein its name is not mentioned in manner aforesaid; or
(c) issues or authorises the issue of any bill of parcels, invoice, receipt, or letter of credit of the company, wherein its name is not mentioned in manner aforesaid, he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and shall further be personally liable to the holder of the bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque, or order for money or goods, for the amount thereof, unless it is duly paid by the company.
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s 93Publication of name and registration number

(1)

Every company shall -

(a)

paint or affix, and keep painted or affixed, its name on the outside of every office or place in which its business is carried on, in a conspicuous position, in letters easily legible;

(b)

have its name engraven in legible characters on its seal;

and

(c)

have its name mentioned in legible characters in all notices, advertisements, and other official publications of the company, and in all bills of exchange, promissory notes, indorsements, cheques, and orders for money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company, and in all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts, and letters of credit of the company.

(1A)

The registration number of a company shall appear in a legible form on all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices and publications of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company.

(2)

If a company does not paint or affix its name in manner directed by this Act, the company and every officer of the company who is in

(3)

If a company fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), the company is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500.

(4)

If a director, manager, or officer of a company or any person on its behalf -

(a)

uses or authorises the use of any seal purporting to be a seal of the company whereon its name is not so engraven as aforesaid;

(b)

issues or authorises the issue of any notice, advertisement or other official publication of the company, or signs or authorises to be signed on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note, indorsement, cheque, or order for money or goods, wherein its name is not mentioned in manner aforesaid; or

(c)

issues or authorises the issue of any bill of parcels, invoice, receipt, or letter of credit of the company, wherein its name is not mentioned in manner aforesaid, he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and shall further be personally liable to the holder of the bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque, or order for money or goods, for the amount thereof, unless it is duly paid by the company.

RESTRICTIONS ON COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS