Section 30Part 2 — Constitution and Incorporation of Companies and Associations
Restrictions on registration of certain names
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No company shall be registered by a name which —
is identical with a name by which a company in existence is already registered or any translated name entered on the register of companies, or so nearly resembles such name or translated name so as to be calculated to deceive, except where the company in existence is in the course of being dissolved and signified its consent in such manner as the Registrar requires;
contains the words “Chamber of Commerce” unless the company is a company which is to be registered under a licence granted by the Registrar under section 80 without the addition of the word “Limited” or the abbreviation “Ltd.” to its name; or
contains the words “building society”.
Except with the consent of the Regis trar, no company shall be registered by a name which —
contains the words “royal”, “imperial” or “empire” or in the opinion of the Registrar suggests, or is calculated to suggest the patronage of His Majesty or of any member of the Roy al Family or connection with His Majesty ’ s Government or any department thereof in the United Kingdom or elsewhere;
contains the words “municipal” or “chartered” or any words which in the opinion of the Registrar suggest, or are calculated to suggest, connection wi th any public board or other local authority or with any society or body incorporated by Royal Charter;
contains the words “co - operative”, “assurance”, “bank”, “insurance”, or any similar word which in the opinion of the Registrar connotes any of such activities or any derivative of any of such four words or of such similar words, whether in English or in any other language, or in the opinion of the Registrar suggests or is calculated to suggest any of such activities; or
contains the word “gaming” or “lottery” or any similar word which in the opinion of the Registrar connotes any such activity or any derivative of such words or of such similar word, whether in English or in any other language, or in the opinion of the Registrar suggests or is calcul ated to suggest any such activity.
A company that is not an exempted limited duration company shall not be registered by a name which includes at its end “Limited Duration Company” or “LDC”. ( 3A ) A company that is not a special economic zone company sh all not be registered by a name which includes the words “Special Economic Zone Company” or the letters “SEZC”.
The provisions of the regulatory laws shall apply to any translated name as if it were the name of the company and a company shall not have a translated name which is a name —
prohibited under any regulatory laws; or
which requires approval or permission under any regulatory laws unless such approval or permission as is necessary for the use of such name under the relevant regulatory laws has first been obtained.
A company ’ s dual foreign name shall only be entered on the register of companies if its translated name conforms with the provisions of this section and if it does not so conform then such dual foreign name and such transl ated name shall not be entered on the register of companies.