Business Names Registration Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Miscellaneous
36. Evidence of carrying on business under business name
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proof is given that a business name has been displayed in any premises; and
business name
“business name” means the name under which a person carries on business;
evidence is given from which the court may infer that the business name has reference to any business carried on at the premises,the person carrying on the business is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, presumed to be carrying on the business under that business name.
business
“business” includes every form of trade, commerce and profession, and any other activity, that is carried on for the purposes of gain, but does not include any office, employment or occupation;