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Registration of Businesses Act, No. 42 of 1933
Act 42 of 1933
- Commenced on 21 July 1933
- [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
Part I – General
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Registration of Businesses Act, No. 42 of 1933.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context—"business" means any business carried on in Swaziland by one or more persons (whether in partnership or not) if a licence is required therefor by the Trading Licences Act, No. 27 of 1939 or any amendment thereof, but the term "business" shall not include a business carried on by—(a)a company, or foreign company, as defined by the Companies Act, No. 7 of 1912;(b)a company incorporated by letters patent, Royal Charter, or Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom; or(c)a society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, No. 28 of 1964;"business name" or "business style" shall mean the name or style under which any business is carried on in Swaziland;"licence" shall mean a licence, under the Trading Licences Act, No. 27 of 1939 to carry on a business;"licence officer" shall mean any public officer charged with the duty of issuing licences;"Minister" means Minister for Enterprise and Employment;"prescribed" shall mean prescribed by this Act or by regulation;"registrar of companies" shall mean the officer carrying out the duties of such registrar under the Companies Act, No. 7 of 1912.Part II – Conditions precedent to grant, renewal, or transfer of trading licences to firms
3. Affidavit by applicant
4. Change in business
5. Transfer and sale
Part III – Registration of business
6. Register to be kept by licence officer
7. Register to be kept by registrar of companies
8. Inspection of registers
Part IV – Special provisions as to business partnerships
9. Legal proceedings
10. Dissolution of partnership
11. Sequestration of partner or partnership
Part V – Miscellaneous
12. Certain agreement void
13. Name of business
14. Verification of statement
15. Offences and penalties
Any person who makes default in complying with any requirement of this Act, or contravenes any provision of this Act, shall, if for the default or contravention no penalty is specially provided, be liable on conviction—16. Offences by partnership
17. Regulations
History of this document
01 December 1998 this version
Consolidation
21 July 1933
Commenced
Cited documents 3
Act 3
1. | Companies Act, 1912 | 362 citations |
2. | Stamp Duties Act, 1970 | 25 citations |
3. | Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 | 14 citations |
Documents citing this one 21
Gazette 19
Judgment 2
1. | Marhaba Investments (Pty) Ltd v Ginindza and Another (516 of 2006) [2006] SZHC 97 (14 June 2006) | |
2. | Matsebula v Wilmer (1585 of 2007) [2009] SZHC 183 (4 August 2009) |