Cap. 386 Art. 9Partnership name.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-articles (2) and (3), a partnership may be designated by any name.

(2) A partnership shall not be registered by a name which -

(a) is the same as the name of another commercial partnership or so nearly similar as in the opinion of the Registrar it could create confusion; or

(b) is in the opinion of the Registrar offensive or otherwise undesirable; or

(c) has been reserved for registration for another commercial partnership by notice in writing to the Registrar given not more than three months before the date of the second request: Provided that the Registrar shall notify any refusal under this sub-article without delay to the person requesting the registration.

(3) For the purposes of sub-article (2)(b), the Registrar shall have regard to the names of the partners, the business or proposed business of the partnership and to the protection of the names of individuals who are not connected in any way with the partnership.