26 Restrictions on company names

A company shall not be registered, whether on incorporation, continuation,
conversion, merger or consolidation, under a name that —


(a) is identical to the name under which another company is registered under
this Act;

(b) is so similar to the name under which another company is registered under
this Act that the use of the name would, in the opinion of the Registrar, be
likely to confuse or mislead;

(c) includes a prohibited word, phrase or abbreviation referred to in Part I of
the Third Schedule;


(d) includes a restricted word, phrase or abbreviation referred to in Part II of
the Third Schedule, unless the prior written consent to the use of the word,
phrase or abbreviation has been given by the Registrar and any other
regulatory body whose consent thereto is required under Seychelles law;
or

(e) in the opinion of the Registrar —

(i) suggests or is calculated to suggest the patronage or any
connection with the Government of Seychelles or the government
of any other country; or

(ii) is in any way offensive, misleading, objectionable or contrary to
public policy or to the public interest.