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Partnership Act 1997
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8 Firm and firm name
(1) The partners in a partnership other than an incorporated limited
partnership are collectively called a firm and its firm name is:
(a) for an external partnership – the name under which its
business is carried on under the law of the place where it is
formed; or
(b) otherwise – the name under which its business is carried on in
the Territory.
(2) An incorporated limited partnership is a firm and its firm name is its
registered name.
Division 2 Relationship of partners to persons dealing with
them