PART 5Business Names

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1

A person must not carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name that concludes with any word or abbreviation set out in inverted commas in paragraph 1(a) or (b) of Schedule 2 unless that person is—

a

a company or an overseas company registered in the United Kingdom by that name;

b

an overseas company incorporated with that name;

c

a society registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 20145 or the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 19696 by that name;

d

an incorporated friendly society (as defined in section 116 of the Friendly Societies Act 19927) which has that name; or

e

a company to which section 1040 of the Act (companies authorised to register under the Companies Act 2006) applies which has that name.

2

A person must not carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name that concludes with any word or abbreviation specified as similar to any word or abbreviation set out in inverted commas in paragraph 1(a) or (b) of Schedule 2.