View All - 1987 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances BUSINESS NAMESMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Business Names Act, No. 7 of 1987, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the " appointed date ").2. Firms and to be registered. 3. Firm or person in Sri Lanka acting on behalf of foreign principal or foreign group.4. Particulars to be furnished by an individual &c., who is a non-citizen. 5. Particulars of registration. 6. Statement furnished after commencement of Act notwithstanding earlier registration. 7. Commencement of new business or change in business name. 8. Prohibited business name. 9. Section - 910. Penalty for default in registration. 11. Disability of persons in default. 12. Penalty for false statements. 13. Appointment of Registrar and his duties. 14. Additional Registrars and Assistant registrars. 15. Establishment of Registry. 16. Duty to furnish particulars to Registrar. 17. Power of search. 18. Registrar to file statement and issue certificate of registration name board and number to be exhibited. 19. Index to be kept. 20. Notice of cessation and removal of name from register. 21. Power to refuse registration. 22. Power to terminate registration. 23. Penalty for use of business name which has been refused or terminated. 24. Notice of refusal or termination of registration. 25. Appeals. 26. Exemption from stamp duty. 27. Inspection of registered statements and issue of certified copies. 28. Power to make copies of damaged volumes of any register, file or document and to prepare and insert reconstituted folios. 29. Service of notice. 30. Destruction &c. of old records . 31. Certified copies, to be evidence. 32. Power of Registrar to consider application as having lapsed. 33. Power to make regulations. 34. Penalty for false statements or falsely representing business names as registered. 35. Offences by Corporations. 36. Compounding of certain offences. 37. Business carried on by local manager. 38. Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar. 39. Correction of clerical errors. 40. No suit to lie against Registrar. 41. Registrar may take directions of law officers. 42. Registrars to be public servants. 43. Maintenance of registers &c. 44. Appointment &c. of Advisory Commission. 45. Interpretation. 46. Repeal and savings.