Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 6

6. (1) In all its business letters and order forms, whether they are in paper form or in any other medium, as well as on its int ernet website or websites, if any, a co mmercial partnership shall men tion in legible characters its name, kind of commercial partnership, registered office and registration number. (2) In all its business letters and order forms, whether they ar e in paper form or in any other medium, as well as on its interne t website or websites, if any, in respect of the branch or place of business in Malta, a body corpora te registered under Part XI of this Act shall mention in legible characters its name, the country o f its constitution or incorporation, its registration nu mber and regi stered office in its country of constitution or incorporation, kind of commercial partnership, the add ress of the branch or place of business in Malta, its registration number under Part XI of thi s Act and, where applicable, the fact that the oversea company is bei ng wound up. (3) In all its business letters and order forms, whether they ar e in paper form or in any other medium, as well as on its interne t website or websites, if any, a partnership en nom collectif shall also state in legible characters the names of its partners in additi on to the requirements of sub-article (1). (4) In all its business letters and order forms, whether they ar e in paper form or in any other medium, as well as on its interne t website or websites, if any, a partnership en commandite or limited partnership shall also state in legible characters the names of the partners having unlimited liability in addition to the requirem ents COMP ANIES [CAP. 386. 17 of sub-article (1). (5) Every commercial partnership and every body corporate registered under Part XI of this Act shall mention its name in legible characters in all its not ices and other official public ations, bills of exchange, promissory notes, cheques and orders for mon ey or goods purporting to be signed on its behalf and in all its b ills of parcels, invoices, receipt s and letters of credit. (6) An officer signing a docum ent on behalf of a commercial partnership or on behalf of a body corporate registered under P art XI of this Act shall state the capacity in which he is signing. (7) Where a commercial partnership is being wound up, every letter, invoice or other document issued by or on behalf of the commercial partnership, being a document on or in which the nam e of the commercial partnership a ppears, shall, in addition to th e requirements of the preceding su b-articles of this article, con tain a statement that the commercial partnership is being wound up and , in respect of a company it shall also contain the names of the liquidators. (8) Where a reference is made to the capital of a company in the documents or internet websit es referred to in the preceding sub- articles, that reference shall in clude a reference to both the issued and the paid up capital. (9) If default is made in complying with the provisions of sub- articles (1) to (6) and of sub-article (8) every officer of the commercial partnership who is in default shall be liable to a penalty. (10) If default is made in complying with the provisions of sub- article (7) every liquidator or partner, as the case may be, wh o is in default shall be liable to a penalty. PART III - PARTNERSHIP EN NOM COLLECTIF Definition. Amended by: IV . 2003.30; XXII. 2014.17.