24 of 1955
3 of 1987
13 of 1994
Government
Notices
279 of 1964
497 of 1964
Statutory
Instrument
5 of 1965
An Act to provide for the registration of business names; and to provide
for matters incidental thereto.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Registration of Business Names Act.
2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires"business" includes profession;
"business name" means the name or style under which any business is
carried on, whether in partnership or otherwise;
"Christian name" includes any forename;
"firm" means an unincorporate body of two or more individuals or one
or more individuals and one or more corporations, or two or more
corporations, who have entered into partnership with one another with a
view to carrying on business for profit;
"foreign firm" means any firm, individual or corporation whose
principal place of business is situate outside Zambia;
"individual" means a natural person and shall not include a corporation;
"initials" includes any recognised abbreviation of a Christian name;
"Registrar" means the person appointed as Registrar of Business Names
and includes an Assistant Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Acting
Registrar;
"showcards" means cards containing or exhibiting articles dealt with, or
samples or representations thereof.
(2) In the case of a peer or person usually known by a British title
different from his surname, the title by which he is known shall be
substituted for his surname.
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Interpretation