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Business Names Act (No. 7 of 1987) - Sect 5

Particulars of registration

5.
(l) Every firm or person required under this Act to of be registered shall furnish by sending by post or delivering to the Registrar at his office in that part of Sri Lanka in which the principal place of business of the firm or person is situated, a statement in writing in the prescribed form containing the following particulars :
(a) the business name and. any transliteration thereof under which the business is carried on ;
(b) the nature of the business ;
(c) the principal place of business in Sri Lanka;
(d) the address of any branch office, stores, warehouse or godown maintained for the purpose of the business ;
(e) the date of commencement of the business;
(f) where the business is carried on by an individual or by the partners of a firm (where none of the partners is a corporation) the following particulars of such individual or of every such partner-
(i) the present name in full,
(ii) any former name in full,
(iii) the date of birth,
(iv) the present nationality; and In the case of a non-national who has not declared his nationality; the country of his birth,
(v) the usual residence,
(vi) the name of every other business, of which he Is a proprietor, or partner and the business name and registration number of any such business,
(vii) the name of every corporation of which he is a director,
(viii) the name of every corporation in which he holds more than twenty-five per centum of the paid up share capital, whether in his own name or that of his nominee or spouse or minor children,
(ix) the nature of any other business occupation;
(g) where the business is carried on by a corporation or by a firm where all the partners are corporations the following particulars of each such corporation :-
(i) the corporate name
(ii) the law under which incorporated,
(iii) the registration number of incorporation If any,
(iv) the address of the registered or principal office,
(v) the name and nationality of each of its directors.
(vi) such other particulars as the Minister may by notification published in the Gazette require ;
(h)
(i) where the business Is carried on by a firm where-one or more of the partners are individuals, particulars referred to in paragraph (f) ; and
(ii) where the business is carried on by a firm where one or more of the partners are corporations, the particulars referred to in paragraph (g) ;
(i) in the case of a firm whether a partnership agreement has been reduced to writing;
( j) any other business name under which the business is carried on;
(k) such other particulars relating to membership of a trade chamber association or trade commission, of the firm or person to be registered ;
(2) Where a business is carried on under two or more business names not being a transliteration of the business name furnished under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) a separate in the manner provided in subsection (1) shall be furnished in respect of each such business name.


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