Singapore legislation
Clause 121
Clause 121
Publication of name
(1)
The name of a company shall (whether or not it is carrying on business under a business name) appear in legible romanised letters on —
its seal; and
all business letters, statements of account, invoices, official notices, publications, bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements, cheques, orders, receipts and letters of credit of or purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company,and if default is made in complying with this subsection the company shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.[U.K.s. 108.][Aust. s. 113.]
(2)
If an officer of a company or any person on its behalf —
uses or authorizes the use of any seal purporting to be a seal of the company whereon its name does not so appear;
issues or authorizes the issue of any business letter, statement of account, invoice or official notice or publication of the company wherein its name is not so mentioned; or
signs, issues or authorizes to be signed or issued on behalf of the company any bill of exchange promissory note, cheque or other negotiable instrument or any indorsement, order, receipt or letter of credit wherein its name is not so mentioned,he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and where he has signed, issued or authorized to be signed or issued on behalf of the company any bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotiable instrument or any indorsement thereon or order wherein that name is not so mentioned, he shall in addition be liable to the holder of the instrument or order for the amount due thereon unless it is paid by the company.
(3)
Every company shall paint or affix and keep painted or affixed on the outside of every office or place in which its business is carried on, in a prominent position in romanised letters easily legible its name, and also, in the case of the registered office, the words “Registered Office” and if it fails so to do the company shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and also to a default penalty.