Firms and 
persons to be 
registered. 
Registration by 
nominee, &c. 
794 
SECRETARIAL PRACTICE 
I.—Subject to the provisions of this Act— 
(a) Every firm having a place of business in the United 
Kingdom and carrying on business under a business name 
which does not consist of the true surnames of all 
partners who are individuals and the corporate names of 
all partners who are corporations without any addition 
other than the true Christian names of individual 
partners or initials of such Christian names; 
Every individual having a place of business in the 
United Kingdom and carrying on business under a 
business name which does not consist of his true 
surname without any addition other than his true 
Christian names or the initials thereof; 
Every individual or firm having a place of business in the 
United Kingdom, who, or a member of which, has 
either before or after the passing of this Act changed his 
name, except in the case of a woman in consequence of 
marriage; 
shall be registered in the manner directed by this Act: 
Provided that— 
(i) where the addition merely indicates that the business is 
carried on in succession to a former owner of the business, 
that addition shall not of itself render registration neces- 
sary; and 
where two or more individual partners have the same 
surname, the addition of an s at the end of that surname 
shall not of itself render registration necessary; and 
(iii) where the business is carried on by a trustee in bank- 
ruptcy or a receiver or manager appointed by any court, 
registration shall not be necessary; and 
a purchase or acquisition of property by two or more 
persons as joint tenants or tenants in common is not ot 
itself to be deemed carrying on a business whether or 
not the owners share any profits arising from the sale 
thereof. 
2.—Where a firm, individual, or corporation having a place ot 
business within the United Kingdom carries on the business 
wholly or mainly as nominee or trustee of or for another person, 
or other persons, or another corporation, or acts as general agent 
for any foreign firm, the first-mentioned firm, individual, or 
corporation shall be registered in manner provided by this Act, 
and, in addition to the other particulars required to be furnished 
and registered, there shall be furnished and registered the parti- 
culars mentioned in the schedule to this Act: 
Provided that where the business is carried on by a trustee in 
bankruptcy or a receiver or manager appointed by any court, 
registration under this section shall not be necessary.