Section 20: Name of Foundation

20. Name of Foundation (1) The name of a Foundation registered under this Act shall end with— (a) the word “Foundation”; or (b) a word, in a foreign language, which has the same meaning as the word “Foundation”. F22A – 13 [Issue 9] Foundations Act (2) No Foundation shall be registered under a name which includes— (a) the word “limited” or an abbreviation of the word “limited”; (b) the word “company” or an abbreviation of the word “company”; (c) the word “partnership” or “Société “, or an abbreviation of the word “partnership” or “Société “; or (d) a translation of the word “limited”, “company”, “partnership” or “Société“ in the language or practice of any other country which conveys a similar meaning. (3) No Foundation shall be registered under a name which is identical to that of an existing Foundation, a company registered under the Companies Act or a business registered under the Business Registration Act, or so nearly resembles that name as to be likely to mislead, except where the existing Foundation, company or business is in the course of being dissolved and signifies its consent in such manner as the Registrar may determine. (4) Except with the Registrar’s written consent, in accordance with Practice Directions issued under section 24 (3), no Foundation shall be registered under a name which includes— (a) the word “Authority”, “Corporation”, “Government”, “Mauritius”, “National”, “President”, “Presidential”, “Regional”, “Republic”, “State”, or any other word which, in the Registrar’s opinion, suggests, or is likely to suggest, that it enjoys the patronage of the Government, a statutory corporation, or the Government of any other State; (b) the word “Municipal” or “Chartered” or any other word which, in the Registrar’s opinion, suggests, or is likely to suggest, a connection with a local authority in Mauritius or elsewhere; (c) the word “co-operative”; or (d) the words “Chamber of Commerce”. (5) Except with the consent of the Court, no Foundation shall be registered under a name which, in the opinion of the Registrar, is undesirable or misleading. [S. 20 amended by s. 7 (a) of Act 4 of 2017 w.e.f. 20 May 2017.]