Section 17

Any person on payment of the prescribed fee may n1ake a search in the register and index kept in pur-suance of this Act, or may inspect or make extracts from or a copy of the statements furnished in pursuance of this Act.

Any person on payment of the prescribed fee may require a certificate of the registration or non-registration under a particular business name of any firm,

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Certificate of registration

Certificate to be exhibited

Search and inspection

Certificate of registration, etc.

B.L.R.O. 11/984

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Evidence of registration

Powers of

Registrar

Business Names individual, or corporation to be furnished or a copy of or extract from any statement furnished in pursuance of this

Act to be certified by the Registrar.

The register or a certificate of registration, or a copy of or an extract from any statement furnished in pur-suance of this Act purporting to be signed and certified by the Registrar, shall in all courts, and before a11 persons having authority to hear, receive and examine evidence, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of the matter con-tained therein and of the fact and date of registration as shown thereon.

( 4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Reg-istrar, that a firm, individual, or corporation was not, on any date, or during any period, registered under the business name specified in the certificate, shall likewise until the con-trary is proved, be evidence according to its tenor, that the firm, individual, or corporation was not so registered.