Singapore legislation

Clause 11

Restriction on registration of similar business names

Where the Registrar is satisfied that any person registered under this Act carries on business, or any person applying for registration under this Act intends to carry on business, under a name which —

(a)

is identical to that of any other corporation or the name under which another person carries on business;

(b)

so nearly resembles the name of any corporation or the name under which another person carries on business as to be calculated to mislead, except where such other corporation is in the course of being dissolved or wound up and, or such other person, signifies its or his consent in such manner as the Registrar may require; or

(c)

is, in the opinion of the Registrar, undesirable or is a name of a kind which the Minister has directed the Registrar not to accept for registration,the Registrar may cancel his registration or refuse to register him, as the case may be, unless he changes the name within six weeks from the date the Registrar requested him to do so; and any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar may appeal to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.

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