Companies Act 2014
Civil enforcement of prohibition on trading under misleading name
875. (1) On the application of the Registrar F532[or the Authority], the court may order that a person shall cease, within the time specified in the order, to carry on any trade, profession or business in contravention of section 27(1) if that person has—
(a) been convicted of an offence under section 27(2),
(b) been served with a notice by the Registrar or F532[Authority] requiring that person to cease to carry on a trade, profession or business in contravention of section 27(1), and
(c) failed to comply with the notice within 14 days after the date of service of the notice, or such greater period as may be specified in the notice in that behalf.
(2) In making an order under subsection (1) the court may order that all costs of and incidental to the application shall be borne by the person against whom the order is made.
Annotations
Amendments:
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Substituted (6.07.2022) by Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (48/2021), s. 12(1) and sch. 2 ref. nos. 264, 265, S.I. No. 335 of 2022.