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Companies Act 2006, Section 1198 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

1198Name giving misleading indication of activitiesU.K.
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(1)A person must not carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name that gives so misleading an indication of the nature of the activities of the business as to [F1pose a risk of harm to the public in the United Kingdom or elsewhere].

(2)A person who uses a name in contravention of this section commits an offence.

(3)Where an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate, an offence is also committed by every officer of the body who is in default.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.

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F1Words in s. 1198(1) substituted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 24, 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(s)

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