Malaysia legislation

Section 13

of *LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS ACT 2012

Section 13

(2)

Except with the consent of the Minister, a limited liability partnership shall not be registered under a name that in the opinion of the Registrar is—

(a)

undesirable;

(b)

identical to an existing body corporate or business;

(c)

identical to a name that is being reserved under this Act or the *Companies Act 1965; or

(d)

a name of a kind that the Minister has directed the Registrar

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*NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] has been repealed by the Companies Act 2016

[Act 777] w.e.f 31 January 2017―see subsection 620(1) of Act 777.

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not to accept for registration.

(3)

The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette any direction referred to in paragraph (2)(d).

Reservation of names