Companies act in sri lanka

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      • Home
      • About
        • Main Functions
        • Our Team
        • Name Search
        • New User Registration
        • Register Tenders
          • Publisher Registration
          • Reservation and Incorporation of a Company
          • Registration of Societies
          • Registration of Auditors
          • Registration of Secretaries
          • Registration of Agents & Public Contract
          • Contact eROC Support Services
          • Guideline for Connecting Companies with eROC user Accounts
          • The Companies ACT
          • Public Contract Act
          • Official Receiver Unit & Winding up Rules
          • Table of Fees
          • Important ROC Notices
          • Registered Company Secretaries/Secretary Firms
            • The List of Secretaries Registered in the year 2023
            • Registered Company Secretaries & Renewed Auditors in year 2019

            Restrictions on Names

            7. (1) A company shall not be registered by a name which—
            (a) is identical with the name of any other company or of any registered overseas company;

            (b) contains the words “Chamber of Commerce”, unless the company is a company which is to be registered under a licence granted under section 34 without the addition of the word “Limited” to its name ; or Requirements as to name.

            (c) is in the opinion of the Registrar, misleading.

            (2) Except with the consent of the Minister given having regard to the national interest, no company shall be registered by a name which contains the words :—

            (a) “President”, “Presidential” or other words which in the opinion of the Registrar suggest or are calculated to suggest, the patronage of the President or connection with the Government or any Government Department ;

            (b) “Municipal”, “incorporated” or other words which in the opinion of the Registrar suggest or are calculated to suggest, connection with any Municipality or other local authority or with any society or body incorporated by an Act of Parliament ;

            (c) “Co-operative” or “Society” ; or

            (d) “National”, “State” or “Sri Lanka” or other words which in the opinion of the Registrar suggest or are calculated to suggest, any connection with the Government or any Government Department.