Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BUSINESS NAMES ACT 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

           Division 1-- Preliminary matters

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

           Division 2--Interpretation

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Conducting business in Territory  
   5.      Registered person  
   6.      Declared offences for Criminal Code  

           Division 3--Application of Act

   7.      Effect of contravention of Act  
   8.      Person appointed to conduct business  

   PART 2--REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES

           Division 1--Requirement for registration of business names

   9.      Certain business names to be registered  

           Division 2--Registration process

   10.     Application for registration  
   11.     Decision on application  
   12.     Refusal of application – general  
   13.     Refusal of application – undesirable or prohibited names  
   14.     Duration of registration  

           Division 3--Renewal of registration

   15.     Notice of renewal  
   16.     Application for renewal of registration  
   17.     Renewal of registration  
   18.     Re-using expired business name  

           Division 4--Change in particulars of registration

   19.     Notice of change in particulars  
   20.     Notice of ceasing to conduct business under name  

           Division 5--Use and display of business name

   21.     Display of business name  
   22.     Display of certificate of registration  

           Division 6--Notices and information

   23.     Signing of notices  
   24.     Commissioner may require statutory declaration  
   25.     Commissioner may require information or document  

           Division 7--Cancellation of registration

   26.     Registered person not conducting business under business name  
   27.     Failure to give notice of change in particulars  
   28.     Undesirable or prohibited name  
   29.     Deregistered corporation  
   30.     Notice of cancellation  
   31.     Re-using expired business name  
   32.     Revocation of cancellation  

   PART 3--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENTIARY MATTERS

           Division 1--Appeals

   33.     Who may appeal  
   34.     Hearing procedure  
   35.     Operation and implementation of decision  
   36.     Decision on appeal  
   37.     Costs  

           Division 2--Offences

   38.     Misleading information  
   39.     Misleading documents  
   40.     Liability of executive officers of corporations  
   41.     Confidential information  
   42.     Default penalty  

           Division 3--Evidentiary matters

   43.     Evidence of conducting business under name  
   44.     Judicial notice  
   45.     Evidence of registration or non-registration  

           Division 4--General matters

   46.     Proceedings against persons under business name  
   47.     Disability of persons in default  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

   48.     Prohibited names  
   49.     Register of business names  
   50.     Public access to register  
   51.     Commissioner may correct errors  
   52.     Duplicate certificate of registration  
   53.     Approved forms  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   54.     Regulations  

   PART 6--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR BUSINESS NAMES ACT 2007

           Division 1--Repeals

   55.     Repeals  

           Division 2--Transitional matters

   56.     Definitions  
   57.     Register  
   58.     Registered business names  
   59.     Certificate of registration  
   60.     Application for registration or renewal of registration  
   61.     Resident agents  
   62.     General transitional provision  
   63.     Interpretation Act not affected  
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