This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)specify words or expressions for the use of which as or as part of a business name his approval is required by section 2(1)(b); and
(b)in relation to any such word or expression, specify a Government department or other body as the relevant body for purposes of the following subsection.
(2)Where a person to whom this Act applies proposes to carry on a business under a name which is or includes any such word or expression, and a Government department or other body is specified under subsection (1)(b) in relation to that word or expression, that person shall—
(a)request (in writing) the relevant body to indicate whether (and if so why) it has any objections to the proposal; and
(b)submit to the Secretary of State a statement that such a request has been made and a copy of any response received from the relevant body.
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