Regulation 4 — Reservation of name by a foreign company

(1) Subject to the requirements of
section 435 of the Act , a foreign company desirous of establishing a place of business in Pakistan
shall apply to Registrar for reservation of name in terms of sub -section (4) of section 10 read with
section 442 of the Act on specified format App-1 of these regulations along with a copy of certificate
of incorporation or registration and any other document issued by a public authority in country of
origin which is sufficient to prove that it is a recognized corporate entity and competent to use the
name it has applied for in accordance with laws of the country of origin.

(2) The registrar, if satisfied that the proposed name fulfills the criteria specified in the
Act and these regulations, may issue availability of name as per Annexure-A and reserve the name
for a period of sixty days from the date of availability of name letter.
(3) If the applicant fails to file documents for registration under regulation 8 within sixty
days period, the name shall not remain available.
(4) The provision of sub-regulations (2), (6) and (7) of regulation 3 shall mutatis mutandis
apply to the foreign company.
(5) Subsequent to reservation of name, a foreign company shall be bound to obtain all
necessary approvals from relevant authorities as per applicable laws and po licy of the Federal
Government of Pakistan.