(1) Every company carrying on business under a name other than its corporate name shall register in the manner directed by law for the registration of business names.
(2) The use of the abbreviation 'Ltd.' for 'Limited' or 'Teo.' for 'Teoranta' or 'p.l.c.' for 'public limited company' or 'c.p.t.' for 'cuideachta phoiblí theoranta' shall not of itself render such registration necessary.