Section 37: Direction to change name
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37. Direction to change name
(1) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a company should not have been
registered under a name, the Registrar may serve written notice on the company to change its name by a date specified in the notice, being a date not
less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is served.
(2) Where the company does not change its name within the period
specified in the notice, the Registrar may register the company under a new
name chosen by the Registrar, being a name under which the company may
be registered under this Part.
(3) Where the Registrar registers a new name under subsection (2), he
shall record the new name on the certificate of incorporation of the company
and section 36 (3) shall apply in relation to the registration of the new name
as if the name of the company had been changed under that section.
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Questions this section answers
- How many days' notice must the Registrar give me to change my company's name?
- What happens if I don't change my company's name after the Registrar's notice?