PART 1Companies etc
Business names
I1I223Use of name suggesting connection with foreign governments etc
In the Companies Act 2006, after section 1196 insert—
1196ANames suggesting connection with foreign governments etc
1
A person must not carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name that would be likely to give the false impression that the business is connected with—
a
a foreign government or an agency or authority of a foreign government, or
b
an international organisation whose members include two or more countries or territories (or their governments).
2
A person who contravenes 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.