ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Registration of Business Names Act
23. Publication of true names, etc.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
23. Publication of true names, etc.
(1)Every firm, individual or corporation required by this Act to be registered shall, in all trade circulars and business letters on or in which the business name appears and which are issued or sent by the firm, individual or corporation to any person, have mentioned in prominent, legible Roman letters—(a)in the case of an individual, his present forenames or the initials thereof and present surname, any former forenames or surname, his nationality if not Kenyan, and if his nationality is not the nationality of origin then his nationality of origin; and(b)in the case of a firm, the present forenames or the initials thereof and present surnames, any former forenames and surnames, and the nationality if not Kenyan, and if the nationality is not the nationality of origin then the nationality of origin, of all the individuals and the corporate names of all corporations that are partners in the firm; and(c)in the case of a corporation, the corporate name.(2)Where any individual referred to in subsection (1) is a married woman, the words "wife of" followed by the forenames and surname of her husband shall be mentioned after and in addition to her own name.(3)Where any individual referred to in subsection (1) is a minor, the words "minor" shall be added in brackets after his name.(4)If any firm, individual or corporation fails to comply with the provisions of this section, every partner in the firm, or such individual, or such corporation, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence.