Business Names Registration Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration
5. Requirement to register
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Before a person carries on business in Singapore, the person and their business name must be registered. A person who intends to use more than one business name needs a separate registration for each name.
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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.
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;
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.
business name
“business name” means the name under which a person carries on business;