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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES 
                                              ACT, 1962 (ACT 151)</span></b></p>
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                                              As amended </span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1.&nbsp; Persons to be registered.</span></p>
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                                              2.&nbsp; Manner and particulars of 
                                              registration.</span></p>
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                                              3.&nbsp; Statement to be given by 
                                              person registering.</span></p>
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                                              4.&nbsp; Time for registration.</span></p>
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                                              5.&nbsp; Refusal to register and 
                                              cancellation of registration.</span></p>
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                                              5A. Annual renewal of 
                                              registration. </span></p>
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                                              6.&nbsp; Changes in particulars 
                                              registered.</span></p>
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                                              7.&nbsp; Penalty for default in 
                                              registration.</span></p>
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                                              8.&nbsp; Penalty for false statements.</span></p>
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                                              9.&nbsp; Issue of certificate of 
                                              registration.</span></p>
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                                              10. Removal of name upon cessation 
                                              of business.</span></p>
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                                              11. Duty to furnish particulars to 
                                              Registrar.</span></p>
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                                              12. Searches.</span></p>
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                                              13. Copies of entries in 
                                              registers.</span></p>
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                                              14. Publication of true names.</span></p>
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                                              15. Disability of persons in 
                                              default.</span></p>
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                                              16. Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              17. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              18. Repeal and saving.</span></p>
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                                              19. Exclusion of partnerships.</span></p>
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                                              19A. Transitional Provision.</span></p>
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                                              20. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIRST</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES 
                                              ACT, 1962</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AN ACT to consolidate with 
                                              amendments the law relating to the 
                                              registration of business names.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 20th November, 
                                              1962</span></p>
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                                              BE IT ENACTED by the President and 
                                              the National Assembly in this 
                                              present Parliament assembled as 
                                              follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 1&#8212;Persons to be 
                                              Registered.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              subsection (2) of this section, 
                                              there shall be registered in 
                                              accordance with the provisions of 
                                              this Act the following persons, 
                                              that is to say,</span></p>
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                                              (a) every individual having a 
                                              place of business in Ghana who,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              carries on business under a 
                                              business name which does not 
                                              consist of his true surname 
                                              without any addition other than 
                                              his true first names or the 
                                              initials thereof; or</span></p>
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                                              (ii) has either before or after 
                                              the commencement of this Act 
                                              changed his name, except in the 
                                              case of a woman in consequence of 
                                              marriage;</span></p>
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                                              (b) every company carrying on 
                                              business in Ghana under a business 
                                              name which does not consist of its 
                                              corporate name without any 
                                              addition.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Registration shall not be 
                                              necessary,</span></p>
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                                              (a) where the addition referred to 
                                              in subsection (1) of this section 
                                              merely indicates that the business 
                                              is carried on in succession to a 
                                              former owner of the business;</span></p>
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                                              (b) where the business is carried 
                                              on by a receiver or manager 
                                              appointed by a court of competent 
                                              jurisdiction.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;Manner and Particulars 
                                              of Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              Every person required under this 
                                              Act to be registered, shall 
                                              furnish to the Registrar at his 
                                              office a statement in writing in 
                                              the prescribed form containing the 
                                              following particulars, that is to 
                                              say,</span></p>
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                                              (a) the business name;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the general nature of the 
                                              business;</span></p>
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                                              (c) the principal place of the 
                                              business;</span></p>
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                                              (d) all other places at which the 
                                              business is carried on;</span></p>
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                                              (e) where the registration to be 
                                              effected is that of an individual,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              his present first name and 
                                              surname;</span></p>
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                                              (ii) his nationality and, if that 
                                              nationality is not the nationality 
                                              of origin, his nationality of 
                                              origin;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) his usual residence and 
                                              other business occupation, if any; 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              (iv) whether he is under the age 
                                              of twenty-one years at the date of 
                                              furnishing the statement and, if 
                                              so, his date of birth;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) where the registration to be 
                                              effected is that of a company, its 
                                              corporate name and registered 
                                              office;</span></p>
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                                              (g)&nbsp; the date of the commencement 
                                              of the business.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Statement to be Given by 
                                              Person Registering.</span></b></p>
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                                              The statement mentioned in section 
                                              2 of this Act shall be signed,</span></p>
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                                              (a) in the case of an individual, 
                                              by the individual; and</span></p>
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                                              (b) in the case of a company, by a 
                                              director or secretary thereof.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 4&#8212;Time for Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              The particulars referred to in 
                                              section 2 of this Act shall be 
                                              furnished within fourteen days 
                                              after such person commences the 
                                              business in respect of which 
                                              registration is required.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Refusal to Register and 
                                              Cancellation of Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Registrar shall refuse to 
                                              register the business name of any 
                                              person if he has reason to believe 
                                              that the business carried on or 
                                              about to be carried on by that 
                                              person is unlawful.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Registrar may refuse to 
                                              register the business name of any 
                                              person if, in his opinion, such 
                                              name is calculated to lead to the 
                                              belief that the general nature of 
                                              the business is other than that 
                                              specified in the written statement 
                                              furnished under section 2 of this 
                                              Act, or is in any other respect 
                                              misleading or undesirable.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Any person aggrieved by the 
                                              refusal of the Registrar to 
                                              register a business name under 
                                              subsection (1) or (2) of this 
                                              section, may, within twenty-one 
                                              days of the receipt of a 
                                              notification from the Registrar 
                                              informing him of the refusal and 
                                              the grounds therefor, appeal to 
                                              the High Court whose decision 
                                              thereon shall be final.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where a business name 
                                              registered under this Act is 
                                              subsequently found to be 
                                              misleading or undesirable by 
                                              reason of a change in the nature 
                                              of the business carried on, the 
                                              Registrar may notify the person 
                                              responsible for the registration 
                                              of his intention to cancel the 
                                              registration.</span></p>
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                                              (5) At the expiration of 
                                              twenty-one days from the date of 
                                              such notice or such longer period 
                                              as the Registrar may allow, the 
                                              Registrar shall cancel such 
                                              registration unless within that 
                                              time that person has lodged an 
                                              appeal to the High Court against 
                                              the Registrar's decision; and the 
                                              decision of the High Court on any 
                                              such appeal shall be final.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5A&#8212;Annual Renewal of 
                                              Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Once in every year an 
                                              individual or company registered 
                                              under this Act shall deliver to 
                                              the Registrar for registration a 
                                              renewal notice in the prescribed 
                                              form renewing the registration.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Without prejudice to any other 
                                              liability prescribed by this Act, 
                                              any registration which is not 
                                              renewed in accordance with this 
                                              section shall be deemed to have 
                                              lapsed and the Registrar may 
                                              remove from the register the 
                                              business name of any person whose 
                                              registration has so lapsed after 
                                              the expiration of the period 
                                              prescribed for such renewal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) In the case of every person 
                                              registered between the 1st day of 
                                              January and the 30th day of June 
                                              in any year the renewal notice 
                                              shall be delivered for 
                                              registration within 28 days after 
                                              the 1st day of January each year; 
                                              and in the case of every person 
                                              registered between the 1st day of 
                                              July and the 31st day of December 
                                              in any year the renewal notice 
                                              shall be delivered for 
                                              registration within 28 days after 
                                              the 1st day of July each year.</span></p>
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                                              (4) The provisions of section 5 of 
                                              this Act shall apply to a renewal 
                                              of registration as it applies to a 
                                              first registration.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) There shall be paid for each 
                                              renewal of registration such fee 
                                              as may be prescribed. [As Inserted 
                                              by Registration of Business Names 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1974 (NRCD 
                                              293) s. 1].</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Changes in Particulars 
                                              Registered.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Whenever a change is made or 
                                              occurs in any of the particulars 
                                              registered under this Act in 
                                              respect of any person, that person 
                                              shall notify the change to the 
                                              Registrar in writing signed as 
                                              provided in section 3 of this Act.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The change shall be notified 
                                              within twenty-eight days after it 
                                              is made or occurs.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Penalty for Default in 
                                              Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              If any person fails to comply with 
                                              any of the provisions of the 
                                              foregoing sections that person, 
                                              and in the case of a company, 
                                              every director thereof, shall be 
                                              liable to a fine of five pounds 
                                              for every day during which the 
                                              default continues; and the High 
                                              Court shall order a statement of 
                                              the required particulars to be 
                                              furnished to the Registrar within 
                                              such time as may be specified in 
                                              the order.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8&#8212;Penalty for False 
                                              Statements.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              If any statement required to be 
                                              furnished under this Act contains 
                                              any matter which is false in any 
                                              material particular to the 
                                              knowledge of any person signing 
                                              it, he shall on conviction be 
                                              liable to a fine not exceeding 
                                              fifty pounds or to imprisonment 
                                              for a term not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both such fine and 
                                              imprisonment.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Issue of Certificate of 
                                              Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Every statement furnished 
                                              under this Act shall be filed by 
                                              the Registrar who shall deliver a 
                                              certificate of the registration 
                                              thereof to the person registering.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The certificate or a certified 
                                              copy thereof shall be kept 
                                              exhibited in a conspicuous 
                                              position at the principal place of 
                                              business of that person, and if 
                                              not so kept exhibited, that 
                                              person, and in the case of a 
                                              company, every director thereof, 
                                              shall be liable to a fine not 
                                              exceeding twenty pounds.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Removal of Name Upon 
                                              Cessation of Business.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If any person registered under 
                                              this Act ceases to carry on 
                                              business, it shall be the duty,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) in the case of an individual, 
                                              of the individual, or if he is 
                                              dead, his personal representative, 
                                              or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) in the case of a company, of 
                                              the persons who were directors in 
                                              the company at the time when it 
                                              ceased to carry on business and 
                                              any liquidator thereof, </span>
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                                              within three months after the 
                                              business has ceased to be carried 
                                              on, to send by post or deliver to 
                                              the Registrar a notice stating 
                                              that that person has ceased to 
                                              carry on business; and if any 
                                              person whose duty it is to give 
                                              such notice fails to do so within 
                                              that time he shall be liable to a 
                                              fine of five pounds.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) On receipt of such a notice, 
                                              the Registrar may remove the 
                                              business name of the person from 
                                              the register.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where the Registrar has 
                                              reasonable cause to believe that 
                                              any person registered under this 
                                              Act is not carrying on business, 
                                              he may send to that person by 
                                              registered post a notice that, 
                                              unless an answer is received to 
                                              such notice within one month from 
                                              the date thereof, the business 
                                              name of that person may be removed 
                                              from the register.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) If the Registrar either 
                                              receives an answer from the person 
                                              to the effect that he is not 
                                              carrying on business or does not 
                                              within one month after sending the 
                                              notice receive an answer, the 
                                              Registrar may remove his business 
                                              name from the register.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Duty to Furnish 
                                              Particulars to Registrar.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Registrar may require any 
                                              person to furnish him with such 
                                              particulars as appear to him 
                                              necessary for the purpose of 
                                              ascertaining whether or not such 
                                              person should be registered under 
                                              this Act or an alteration made in 
                                              the registered particulars; and 
                                              may also, in the case of a 
                                              company, require a director, the 
                                              secretary or any other officer of 
                                              the company performing the duties 
                                              of secretary to furnish such 
                                              particulars.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) If any person when so required 
                                              under the preceding subsection 
                                              fails to supply such particulars 
                                              as it is in his power to give, or 
                                              furnishes particulars which are 
                                              false in any material particular, 
                                              he shall on conviction be liable 
                                              to a fine not exceeding fifty 
                                              pounds or to imprisonment for a 
                                              term not exceeding six months or 
                                              to both such fine and 
                                              imprisonment.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) If, from any information so 
                                              furnished it appears to the 
                                              Registrar that any person ought to 
                                              be registered under this Act or an 
                                              alteration made in the registered 
                                              particulars, he may require that 
                                              person to furnish him with the 
                                              required particulars within such 
                                              time as may be allowed by him; but 
                                              where any default under this Act 
                                              has been discovered from the 
                                              information required under this 
                                              section, no proceedings under this 
                                              Act shall be taken against any 
                                              person in respect of such default 
                                              prior to the expiration of the 
                                              time within which such person is 
                                              required by the Registrar under 
                                              this section to furnish him with 
                                              particulars. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Searches.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Registrar shall allow searches 
                                              to be made at all reasonable times 
                                              in any register book, register or 
                                              file of registered documents in 
                                              his possession.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Copies of Entries in 
                                              Registers.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Registrar shall, upon 
                                              request, give a certified copy of 
                                              an entry in any register book or 
                                              register, or any filed document.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Every such certified copy 
                                              shall be received in evidence, 
                                              without any further or other proof 
                                              in all legal proceedings.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Publication of True 
                                              Names.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Every person required by this 
                                              Act to be registered shall, in all 
                                              trade circulars and business 
                                              letters issued or sent by that 
                                              person to any other person, have 
                                              written or printed in legible 
                                              characters on such circulars and 
                                              letters the following particulars, 
                                              that is to say,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) in the case of an individual, 
                                              his present first name or the 
                                              initials thereof and present 
                                              surname and any first name or 
                                              surname; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) in the case of a company, the 
                                              present first names and surname 
                                              and any former first or surname of 
                                              every director.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) If any person fails to comply 
                                              with the provisions of this 
                                              section that person, and in the 
                                              case of a company, every director 
                                              thereof, shall be liable to a fine 
                                              of ten pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Disability of Persons 
                                              in Default.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Where any person required to 
                                              furnish a statement of particulars 
                                              or of any change in particulars 
                                              makes default in so doing, the 
                                              rights of such defaulter under, or 
                                              arising out of, any contract made 
                                              or entered into by, or on behalf 
                                              of, such defaulter in relation to 
                                              the business in respect of which 
                                              particulars were required at any 
                                              time while he is in default, shall 
                                              not be enforceable by action or 
                                              other legal proceedings either in 
                                              the business name or otherwise:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the defaulter may apply to the 
                                              High Court for relief against the 
                                              disability imposed by this 
                                              section, and the High Court, on 
                                              being satisfied that the default 
                                              was accidental, or due to 
                                              inadvertence, or some other 
                                              sufficient cause, or that on other 
                                              grounds, it is just and equitable 
                                              to grant relief, may grant such 
                                              relief either generally or as 
                                              respects any particular contract 
                                              and on such conditions as the High 
                                              Court may impose;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) nothing herein contained shall 
                                              prejudice the rights of any other 
                                              parties as against the defaulter 
                                              in respect of such contract as 
                                              aforesaid;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) if any action or proceeding is 
                                              commenced by any other party 
                                              against the defaulter to enforce 
                                              the rights of such party in 
                                              respect of such contract, nothing 
                                              herein contained shall preclude 
                                              the defaulter from enforcing in 
                                              that action or proceeding by way 
                                              of counter-claim, set-off or 
                                              otherwise, such rights as he may 
                                              have against that party in respect 
                                              of such contract.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212;Regulations.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Minister may, by legislative 
                                              instrument, make Regulations,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) for the appointment of 
                                              Registrars and for the direction 
                                              and guidance of Registrars and of 
                                              all persons acting under them;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) prescribing the forms to be 
                                              used for the purposes of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) prescribing the fees to be 
                                              taken by the officers by or before 
                                              whom the acts for which the fees 
                                              are payable are done; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) generally for the better 
                                              carrying out of the purpose of 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Act, unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;business&quot; includes profession;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;business name&quot; means the name or 
                                              style under which any business is 
                                              carried on whether in partnership 
                                              or otherwise;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;company&quot; includes any company or 
                                              corporation incorporated in Ghana 
                                              or elsewhere and a company 
                                              carrying on business in 
                                              partnership with any other person;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;director&quot; includes any person, by 
                                              whatever name called, who is 
                                              appointed to direct and administer 
                                              the business of the company, or 
                                              holds himself out, or knowingly 
                                              allows himself to be held out as a 
                                              director of the company, or on 
                                              whose directions or instructions 
                                              the only appointed directors of 
                                              the company are accustomed to act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;first name&quot; includes any 
                                              forename, and when used with 
                                              surname includes any other name;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;initials&quot; include any recognised 
                                              abbreviation of a first or other 
                                              name;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for Justice;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;prescribed&quot; means prescribed by 
                                              Regulations made under section 16 
                                              of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Registrar&quot; means the person 
                                              appointed in accordance with this 
                                              Act as Registrar, whether 
                                              generally or for any particular 
                                              place.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18&#8212;Repeal and Saving.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Registration of Business 
                                              Names Ordinance (Cap. 177), the 
                                              Registration of Business Names 
                                              (Amendment) Ordinance, 1957 (No. 
                                              28 of 1957), and Part II of the 
                                              Companies and Registration of 
                                              Business Names (Amendment) Act, 
                                              1959 (No. 25 of 1959) are hereby 
                                              repealed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Without prejudice to the 
                                              general effect of the 
                                              Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) as 
                                              to repeals, every regulation or 
                                              registration made under an 
                                              enactment repealed by this Act and 
                                              in force immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Act shall 
                                              continue in force as if made under 
                                              the corresponding provision of 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19&#8212;Exclusion of 
                                              Partnerships.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The provisions of this Act shall 
                                              not apply to any partnership 
                                              registered under the Incorporated 
                                              Private Partnerships Act, 1962 
                                              (Act 152).</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19A&#8212;Transitional 
                                              Provision.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In the case of persons who 
                                              immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Decree were 
                                              registered under the Act between 
                                              1st of July and 31st December, the 
                                              first renewal shall be effected 
                                              within 28 days after the 
                                              commencement of this Decree. 
                                              [Inserted and to be cited as 
                                              Registration of Business Names 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1974 (NRCD 
                                              293) s. 2]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20&#8212;Commencement.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              This Act shall be deemed to have 
                                              come into operation at the same 
                                              time as the Incorporated Private 
                                              Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152).</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              amended by</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES 
                                              (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1974&nbsp; (NRCD 
                                              293)1.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"></td>
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