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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           Endnotes