All sections · Part III: Company Names
31 改名权
(1) 如果一家公司根据本法注册成立、继续经营或转换为公司，其名称在注册官看来不符合第25或26条，注册官可以--。
(a) 在该日期后的两年内，以书面通知指示公司在通知中指定的日期或之前申请更改其名称或外国标志的名称，该日期必须是通知日期后至少30天；或
(b) 向法院提出申请，法院可作出命令，改变该公司的名称或其外国名称，或要求该公司按法院认为合适的条款，将该名称改成书记官长接受的名称。
(2) 如果收到第(1)(a)段规定的通知的公司没有在通知中指明的日期或之前申请将其名称改为注册官可接受的名称，注册官可撤销该公司的名称并为其指定一个注册官可接受的新名称。
(3) 如果登记员根据第(2)款或依据第(1)(b)款的法院命令为公司指定了一个新的名称，他应--。
(a) 在登记册中输入新的名字，以取代以前的名字。
(b) 向本公司发出更改名称的证书。
和
(c) 在《官方公报》上公布改名情况。
(4) 公司没有在注册官根据第(1)(a)款规定的期限内遵守本条所指明的指示，即为犯罪，一经定罪，可处以不超过$10.000的罚款。
(a) 在该日期后的两年内，以书面通知指示公司在通知中指定的日期或之前申请更改其名称或外国标志的名称，该日期必须是通知日期后至少30天；或
(b) 向法院提出申请，法院可作出命令，改变该公司的名称或其外国名称，或要求该公司按法院认为合适的条款，将该名称改成书记官长接受的名称。
(2) 如果收到第(1)(a)段规定的通知的公司没有在通知中指明的日期或之前申请将其名称改为注册官可接受的名称，注册官可撤销该公司的名称并为其指定一个注册官可接受的新名称。
(3) 如果登记员根据第(2)款或依据第(1)(b)款的法院命令为公司指定了一个新的名称，他应--。
(a) 在登记册中输入新的名字，以取代以前的名字。
(b) 向本公司发出更改名称的证书。
和
(c) 在《官方公报》上公布改名情况。
(4) 公司没有在注册官根据第(1)(a)款规定的期限内遵守本条所指明的指示，即为犯罪，一经定罪，可处以不超过$10.000的罚款。
Translation for information only. Only the English original is legally binding.
Original wording (English, legally binding): Power to require change of name
(1) If a company has been incorporated, continued or converted into a
company under this Act with, or has changed its name to, a name which,
in the opinion of the Registrar, does not comply with sections 25 or 26 the
Registrar may —
(a) within 2 years of that time direct the company by written notice to
make an application to change its name or its foreign character
name on or before a date specified in the notice, which shall be not
less than 30 days after the date of the notice; or
(b) apply to the Court for, and the Court may grant, an order changing
the company‘s name or its foreign character name, or requiring the
company to change such name, to a name acceptable to the
Registrar on such terms as the Court thinks fit.
(2) If a company that has received a notice under subsection (1)(a) fails to file
an application to change its name to a name acceptable to the Registrar on
or before the date specified in the notice, the Registrar may revoke the
name of the company and assign it a new name acceptable to the Registrar.
(3) Where the Registrar assigns a new name to a company under subsection
(2) or pursuant to an order made by the Court under subsection (1)(b), it
shall —
(a) enter the new name in the Register in the place of the former name;
(b) issue a certificate of change of name to the company; and
(c) publish the change of name in the Gazette.
(4) A company that fails to comply with a direction given under this section
within the period of time specified by the Registrar under subsection
(1)(a)commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
US$10,000.
company under this Act with, or has changed its name to, a name which,
in the opinion of the Registrar, does not comply with sections 25 or 26 the
Registrar may —
(a) within 2 years of that time direct the company by written notice to
make an application to change its name or its foreign character
name on or before a date specified in the notice, which shall be not
less than 30 days after the date of the notice; or
(b) apply to the Court for, and the Court may grant, an order changing
the company‘s name or its foreign character name, or requiring the
company to change such name, to a name acceptable to the
Registrar on such terms as the Court thinks fit.
(2) If a company that has received a notice under subsection (1)(a) fails to file
an application to change its name to a name acceptable to the Registrar on
or before the date specified in the notice, the Registrar may revoke the
name of the company and assign it a new name acceptable to the Registrar.
(3) Where the Registrar assigns a new name to a company under subsection
(2) or pursuant to an order made by the Court under subsection (1)(b), it
shall —
(a) enter the new name in the Register in the place of the former name;
(b) issue a certificate of change of name to the company; and
(c) publish the change of name in the Gazette.
(4) A company that fails to comply with a direction given under this section
within the period of time specified by the Registrar under subsection
(1)(a)commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
US$10,000.
