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BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATION
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(c) any foreign company;

“document” means—

(a) any application, form, report, certification, notice, confirmation, declaration or other document to be filed or lodged with or submitted to the Registrar; or
(b) any certificate, notice or other document to be issued by the Registrar;

“firm” means an unincorporated body of—

(a) 2 or more individuals;
(b) one or more individuals and one or more corporations; or
(c) 2 or more corporations,

who have entered into partnership with one another with a view to carrying on business for profit;

“foreign company” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Companies Act;

“individual” means a natural person and, where appropriate, includes—

(a) an administrator, an executor, a liquidator, a trustee, a nominee, or a guardian of the individual; or
(b) a donee or deputy appointed under the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A) in respect of the individual, having direct control or management of the business carried on by the individual;

“individual proprietor” means an individual carrying on business as a sole proprietor;

“inspector” means a person authorised in writing by the Registrar under section 32(1) to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;

“notice of registration” means a notice issued under section 8(1)(b);