Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce, Etc.) Act 1999

1 Approval to be required for company or business names including the expression “chamber of commerce”. E+W+S

It is the duty of the Secretary of State to secure that the expression “chamber of commerce” and its Welsh equivalent (“siambr fasnach”) is specified—

(a) in regulations under [F1 section 55 of the Companies Act 2006 (company names requiring approval of Secretary of State)], and

(b) in regulations under [F2 section 1194 of that Act (business names requiring approval of Secretary of State)],

as an expression for the registration of which as or as part of a company’s name, or for the use of which as or as part of a business name, the approval of the Secretary of State is required.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 176(2)(a) (with art. 10)

F2 Words in s. 1(b) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 176(2)(b) (with art. 10)