(1)A person must not, without the approval of the Secretary of State, carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name that includes a word or expression for the time being specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section.
(2)Regulations under this section are subject to approval after being made.
(3)A person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
(4)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.
(5)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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1194 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1194 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1194 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1194 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(x) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)