Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1996

i Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1996 S.R. No. 113/1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Principal Regulation 1 4. Amendments to forms 1 ═══════════════ NOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1996 S.R. No. 113/1996 Business Names Act 1962 Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1996 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 29 October 1996 Responsible Minister: JAN WADE Minister for Fair Trading A. WILTSHIRE Acting Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend certain prescribed forms. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 32 of the Business Names Act 1962. 3. Principal Regulation In these Regulations, the Business Names Regulations (No. 2) 1992 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 4. Amendments to forms (1) In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, in Form 1— (a) in paragraph 3 for "Or proposes to start" substitute "or is proposed to start"; -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 113/1996 Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1996 2 (b) in paragraph 6 omit "/Manager"; (c) in paragraph 7 for "I have consented in writing and have been authorised in writing to accept service on behalf of the person/s carrying on business under the above Business Name of any notice for the purpose of the Business Names Act 1962 and of any process." substitute— "I have consented in writing to be the resident agent of the person/s carrying on business under the above business name and have been authorised in writing by that person or those persons to accept service on behalf of the person/s of any notices for the purposes of the Business Names Act 1962 and of any process."; (d) in paragraph 9— (i) after "compulsory", insert "Only insert names that you wish to register. Please select carefully. Your instructions will be followed without further contact. If you are not happy with the name that is registered, you will need to cancel the name and register a new one."; (ii) for "If my 1st preference is not available, please register one of the following preferences in order:" substitute "If my first preference is not available, please register one of the following names, listed in order of preference:". (2) In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, in Form 4— (a) in paragraph 2 for "Cancel the current name and register the new name." substitute "If r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 113/1996 Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1996 3 you wish to carry on business under a different business name, cancel the current name and register the new name."; (b) in paragraph 3(b) after "Additional" insert "Business"; (c) in paragraph 6 omit "/Manager"; and (d) omit paragraph 7. (3) In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, in Form 5— (a) for paragraph 3 substitute— "3. Notice is hereby given that on the __/__/__ business ceased to be carried on in Victoria under the above registered business name by the person or all of the persons in relation to whom the business name is registered."; and (b) in paragraph 4 omit "/manager". ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 113/1996 Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1996 4 NOTES 1 S.R. No. 226/1992 as amended by S.R. Nos 237/1993, 213/1994 and 45/1995. Notes -- 5 of 5 --