Singapore legislation

Section 5

of Business Names Registration Act 2014

Section 5

Requirement to register

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, before a person carries on business in Singapore, the person and the person’s business name must be registered.

(2)

Where a person intends to carry on business in Singapore under more than one business name, there must be separate registrations in respect of the person and each of those business names, and any reference to registration in this Act is to be construed accordingly.