24 of 1955 3 of 1987 13 of 1994 Government Notices 279 of 1964 497 of 1964 Statutory Instrument 5 of 1965 An Act to provide for the registration of business names; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. 1. This Act may be cited as the Registration of Business Names Act. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires"business" includes profession; "business name" means the name or style under which any business is carried on, whether in partnership or otherwise; "Christian name" includes any forename; "firm" means an unincorporate body of two or more individuals or one or more individuals and one or more corporations, or two or more corporations, who have entered into partnership with one another with a view to carrying on business for profit; "foreign firm" means any firm, individual or corporation whose principal place of business is situate outside Zambia; "individual" means a natural person and shall not include a corporation; "initials" includes any recognised abbreviation of a Christian name; "Registrar" means the person appointed as Registrar of Business Names and includes an Assistant Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Acting Registrar; "showcards" means cards containing or exhibiting articles dealt with, or samples or representations thereof. (2) In the case of a peer or person usually known by a British title different from his surname, the title by which he is known shall be substituted for his surname. Short title Interpretation