Act 7
Registration of Business Names Act
2008
(2) The court may, subject to a finding that the default was
accidental, or due to inadvertence, or some other sufficient
cause, or that on other grounds it is just and equitable to
grant relief, declare such contract enforceable, on condition
of the costs of the application being paid by the defaulter,
provided that the court may not make such declaration if
any party to the contract proves to the satisfaction of the
court that, if this Act had been complied with, he or she
would not have entered into the contract.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the rights of any
other parties as against the defaulter to enforce the rights of
that party in respect of such contract as aforesaid.
(4) If any action or proceedings are commenced by any party
against the defaulter to enforce the rights of that party in
respect of such contract, nothing in this subsection shall
preclude the defaulter from enforcing in that action or
proceeding by way of counterclaim, set off or otherwise,
such rights as he or she may have against that party in
respect of the contract.
17. Penalty for False Statements.
If any statement, notice or application sent or delivered to the
Registrar contains any matter which is false in any material particular
to the knowledge of any person signing it, or which that person has
no reason to believe is true, that person commits an offence.
18. Particulars to be Furnished to Registrar.
(1) The Registrar may require any individual or, in the case of
a corporation, any director or the secretary or other officer
performing the duties of secretary to furnish to him or her,
in writing, such particulars as appear to the Registrar to be
necessary to ascertain whether or not such individual or any
firm of which he or she is a partner or appears to be a
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