(2) Where any business name under which the business of a firm or
individual is carried on contains the word "Zambia" or any other word
which, in the opinion of the Registrar, is calculated to lead to the belief
that the business is under Zambian ownership or control, and the
Registrar is satisfied that the nationality of the persons by whom the
business is wholly or mainly owned or controlled is at any time such that
the name is misleading, the Registrar shall refuse to register such
business name or, as the case may be, remove such business name from
the register, but any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar
under this provision may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be
final.
(3) The Registrar shall not, without the consent of the Minister, register
any business name which includes any word which, in the opinion of the
Registrar, suggests or is calculated to suggest the patronage of the
President, and if any business name is, through inadvertence or
otherwise, registered in conflict with the provisions of this subsection,
the Minister may require the firm or individual carrying on business
under that name to change the name and, upon such change being made,
the Registrar shall enter the new name on the register in place of the
former name and shall issue a new certificate of registration and the
provisions of section thirteen shall apply in relation to such new
certificate.
(4) If the Registrar shall, in accordance with the provisions of this
section, remove any business name from the register, he shall send to the
firm or individual carrying on business under such name, by registered
post, a notice that such name has been removed from the register.
(5) The registration of a business name under this Act shall not be
construed as authorising the use of that name if, apart from such
registration, the use thereof could be prohibited.
(As amended by No. 2 of 1938, No. 19 of 1954, No. 24 of 1955, G.N. No.
279 of 1964 and S.I. No. 5 of 1965)
Inspection of
17. (1) At any time after the expiration of six months from the
commencement of this Act, any person may inspect the documents filed statements
registered
by the Registrar on payment of such fees as may be prescribed not
exceeding two penalty units for each inspection; and any person may
require a certificate of the registration of any firm or person, or a copy of
or extract from any registered statement to be certified by the Registrar,