Guide on Publication Of Name and Company Registration Number Section 30 of the Companies Act 2016
Publication Of Name – Under Section 30 of Companies Act, 2016
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Every director and officer of the company are advised to refer to the Guide to display the company name with company number as required under this Section .
(1) A company must display its registered name and company registration number at-
(a) its registered office;
(b) every place where his business is carried on; and
(c) every place where its books are kept
(2) A company shall disclose its registered name and company registration number on-
(a) its business letter, notices and other official publications, including in electronic form;
(b) its website;
(c) its bill of exchange, promissory note, endorsement and order forms;
(d) cheques purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company;
(e) order invoices and other demands for payment, receipts and letters of credit purporting to be issued or signed by or on behalf of the company; and
(f) all other forms of its business correspondence and documentation.
(3) The Registrar shall determine the manner a registered name is to be displayed or disclosed by a company.
(4) For the purpose of subsection (2), where a company changed its name under section 28 or 29, the former name of the company shall appear beneath its presend registered name for a period of not less than twelve months from the date of change.
(5) The Company and every officer who contravene this section commits an offense.