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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Maritime New Zealand - Provisions relating to Authority

438: Use of words Maritime Safety Authority and Maritime New Zealand

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"Names that sound like Maritime Safety Authority or Maritime New Zealand are not allowed"

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You cannot register a company with a name that includes the words 'Maritime Safety Authority' or 'Maritime New Zealand'. You also cannot use a name that is similar to these and might confuse people, according to the Registrar of Companies or the relevant authority under section 2 of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981. This rule does not apply to the Authority itself or to people the Authority has given permission to use these names.

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Part 29Maritime New Zealand
Provisions relating to Authority

438Use of words Maritime Safety Authority and Maritime New Zealand

  1. No company or other body shall be incorporated or registered under a name that contains the words Maritime Safety Authority or Maritime New Zealand or under any name that, in the opinion of the Registrar of Companies, or the appropriate registering authority within the meaning of section 2 of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981, so resembles such a name as to be likely to deceive.

  2. Nothing in subsection (1) shall apply to the Authority or to any person who is appropriately authorised by the Authority.

Compare
  • 1993 No 89 s 12
Notes
  • Section 438 heading: amended, on , by section 11(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 98).
  • Section 438(1): amended, on , by section 11(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 98).