# The Company and Business Names (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009, Paragraph 4


The expressions and abbreviations specified as similar to the expressions and abbreviations set out in inverted commas in paragraph 3 are any in which—
(a) one or more characters has been omitted;
(b) one or more characters, signs, symbols or punctuation has been added; or
(c) each of one or more characters has been substituted by one or more other characters, signs, symbols or punctuation,
in such a way as to be likely to mislead the public as to the legal form of a company or business if included in the registered name of the company or in a business name.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1085/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/company-and-business-names-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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