ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Registration of Business Names Act
6. Manner and particulars of registration
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
6. Manner and particulars of registration
(1)Subject to subsection (2) of section 17, every firm, individual or corporation required under this Act to be registered shall send by registered post or deliver to the Registrar a statement in writing in the prescribed form (hereinafter called the statement of particulars) which shall contain the following particulars—(b)the general nature of the business;(c)the full address of the principal place of business and the postal address of the firm, individual or corporation;(d)the full address of every other place of business;(e)where the registration to be effected is that of a firm, the present forenames and surname, any former forenames or surname, the nationality and, if that nationality is not the nationality of origin, the nationality of origin, the age, the sex, the usual residence, and any other business occupation of each of the individuals who are partners, and the corporate name and registered and principal office of every corporation which is a partner;(f)where the registration to be effected is that of an individual, the present forenames and surname, any former forenames and surname, the nationality and, if that nationality is not the nationality of origin, the nationality of origin, the age, the sex, the usual residence, and any other business occupation of such individual;(g)where the registration to be effected is that of a corporation, its corporate name and registered and principal office;(h)where the registration to be effected includes a married woman, the forenames and surname of her husband in addition to her own forename and surname;(i)the date of the commencement of the business.(2)Where a business is carried on under two or more business names, each of those business names shall be stated.(3)Any firm, individual, or corporation required to be registered under section 5 shall furnish the following particulars, in addition to those specified in subsections (1) and (2)—(a)where the firm, individual or corporation required to be registered carries on business as nominee or trustee, the present forenames and surname, any former forenames or surname, the nationality and, if that nationality is not the nationality of origin, the nationality of origin, and the usual residence or, as the case may be, the corporate name, of every person or corporation on whose behalf the business is carried on;(b)where the firm, individual or corporation required to be registered carries on business as general agent for any foreign concern, the business name and address of the concern as agent for whom the business is carried on:Provided that if the business is carried on as agent for three or more foreign concerns it shall be sufficient to state the fact that the business is so carried on, specifying the countries in which such foreign concerns carry on business.(4)On receipt of a statement of particulars, the Registrar shall, subject to section 17, enter the firm, individual or corporation in the register.