Registration of Business Names Act

The amended Registration of Business Names Act stipulates that all corporations trading in names other than their corporate name(s) are mandated to register such trade names as business names.

The Ministry encourages all companies operating in unregistered trade names to register such names as business names, as it was illegal to operate or advertise without such registration. The amended Registration of Business Names Act provides more protection for consumers and also for the proprietors of registered businesses.

Further information on this can be obtained from the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ).