Part 1: Companies House Reform Business names Section 23: Use of name suggesting connection with foreign governments etc
Section 1193 of the Companies Act 2006 already makes it unlawful, without the Secretary of State’s consent, to carry on business in the UK under a name which implies a connection with the UK Government, devolved administrations and local authorities in the UK and other public bodies specified by regulation. This section inserts section 1196A into the Companies Act 2006, which extends that principle by making it an offence to carry out business in the UK under a name which suggests a connection, where none exists, with a foreign government or its offshoots or with international bodies, for example, the United Nations or NATO. The offence, whether committed by an individual or a body corporate carries a fine of up to level 3 on the standard scale as well as a daily default of up to one-tenth of that for so long as the contravention continues.