§ 98. Mr. Tilneyasked the President of the Board of Trade what searches are made into the names of existing companies of similar names, prior to granting of permission for a new company's name to be registered.
§ Mr. DarlingIt is the normal practice of those wishing to register a company to enquire in advance of the Registrar of Companies whether the name by which they wish the company to be registered 351W is available. The staff of the Registrar search an alphabetical index of names of companies to see whether the name is too like that of any company on the register. A second search is made when the memorandum and articles of the company are submitted for registration.