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The Companies Act of Republic Of Maldives 
Law No: 10/96  (An Unofficial Translation) 

Company names 

10.  (a) The name given to a company shall be a name acceptable to the registrar of companies. If the registrar of companies feels that the proposed name is unacceptable he will not register it. 

       (b) The name of every company shall end or bear as a part of the name the word “Limited” or its abbreviation “Ltd”. 

       (c) The name of every private company must end with the word “Private” or its abbreviation “Pvt”. 

       (d) The name of every public company must end with the word “Public” or its abbreviation “Plc”. 

       (e) Every company shall have its name displayed in Dhivehi outside its place of business. 

       (f) The name of the company and its registration number shall appear on all documents specified by the regulations promulgated under this Act. 

Change of name 

11. A company may by special resolution change its name. 

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