Companies Act 2016 · Updated to 31 Jan 2025 · Part II · Formation and Administration of Companies
29. Power of Registrar to direct a change of name
Feedback & supportIf the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that a name under which a company is registered should not have been registered,
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he shall serve a written notice to the company to change its name within sixty days or a longer period as he deems fit.
If a company fails to change its name within the period as stated in the notice issued under subsection (1), the Registrar shall have the power to change the company’s name to its company registration number or any such expression as assigned under subsection 25(2) by altering the company’s registration details to reflect the change.
The company and every officer who contravene the direction of the Registrar under this section commit an offence.
Publication of name