Section 1200: Application of this Chapter
1532.This section partly replaces section 1 of the Business Names Act 1985. It provides that Chapter 2 applies to:
sole traders if they trade under any name other than their true surnames augmented only by their forenames and/or initials. (Section 1208 defines initial to include any recognised abbreviation of a name);
partnerships unless their name is the surnames of all its human partners (augmented only by their forenames and/or initials) and the registered names of its other partners.
1533.It also excludes sole traders and partnerships if the only addition to their name shows the business’s previous ownership.
1534.This section ensures that the coverage of this Chapter is the same as the Business Names Act except that, unlike that Act, it does not apply to any companies. The comparable requirements for companies are in Part 5, Chapter 6.
