Part 41Business names

Chapter 3Supplementary

1208Interpretation

In this Part—

  • “business” includes a profession;

  • “initial” includes any recognised abbreviation of a name;

  • “partnership” means—

    1. a

      a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39), or

    2. b

      a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24),

    or a firm or entity of a similar character formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;

  • “surname”, in relation to a peer or person usually known by a British title different from his surname, means the title by which he is known.