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Published date: 28 August 1907

Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24)

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Introductory Text
Short title and interpretation (ss. 1-3)
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1. Short title.
Repealed
2. Commencement of Act.
Partly in force
3. Interpretation of terms.
Definition and constitution of limited partnership (ss. 4-5)
Partly in force
4. Definition and constitution of limited partnership.
Partially deleted
5. Registration of limited partnership required.
Application of other laws to limited partnerships (ss. 6-7A)
Partly in force
6. Modifications of general law in case of limited partnerships.
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6A. Actions by limited partners.
In force
7. Law as to private partnerships to apply where not excluded by this Act.
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7A. Application of company law.
Registration and designation (ss. 8-8D)
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8. Duty to register and designate.
Partly in force
8A. Application for registration.
In force
8B. Name of limited partnership.
In force
8C. Certificate of registration and certificate of designation as a private fund limited partnership.
Partly in force
8D. Application for designation as a private fund limited partnership.
A limited partnership's registered office (ss. 8E-8G)
Partly in force
8E. Duty to ensure registered office at appropriate address.
Partly in force
8F. Change of address of registered office by general partners.
Partly in force
8G. Regulations about change of address of registered office by registrar.
A limited partnership's registered email address (ss. 8H-8I)
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8H. Duty to maintain a registered email address.
Partly in force
8I. Change of registered email address.
Duty to remove disqualified general partners (s. 8J)
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8J. Duty to remove disqualified general partners.
Officers of general partners (ss. 8K-8Q)
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8K. Duty to maintain registered officer and named contacts.
Partly in force
8L. Change of registered officers and named contacts by general partner.
Partly in force
8M. Duty to notify changes in general partner's registered officer.
Partly in force
8N. Duty to notify named contact.
Partly in force
8O. Duty to notify changes in named contacts.
Partly in force
8P. Failure to comply with obligations relating to officers.
Partly in force
8Q. Regulations about change of registered officer's address by registrar.
Notification of information about partners (ss. 8R-8W)
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8R. Duty to notify registrar of change in partners.
Partly in force
8S. Duty to notify registrar of changes of information about partner.
Partly in force
8T. Notification of changes occurring before registration.
Partly in force
8U. Failure to notify information about partners.
Partly in force
8V. Prohibition on acting unless general partner notified.
Partly in force
8W. Regulations about change of general partner’s address by registrar.
Partially deleted
9. Registration of changes in partnerships.
Partly in force
10. Advertisement in Gazette of statement of general partner becoming a limited partner and of assignment of share of limited partner.
Notification of other changes in partnerships (ss. 10A-10C)
Partly in force
10A. Duty to notify registrar of other changes in partnerships.
Partly in force
10B. Notification of other changes occurring before registration.
Partly in force
10C. Failure to notify other changes in partnerships.
Confirmation statements (ss. 10D-10F)
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10D. Duty to deliver confirmation statements.
Partly in force
10E. Power to amend matters to be confirmed in confirmation statement.
Partly in force
10F. Failure to deliver confirmation statement.
Power for HMRC to obtain accounts (s. 10G)
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10G. Power for HMRC to obtain accounts.
Repealed
11. Act valorem stamp duty on contributions by limited partners.
Repealed
12. Making false returns to be misdemeanor.
Partially deleted
13. Registrar to file statement and issue certificate of registration.
Partially deleted
14. Register and index to be kept.
The registrar (s. 15)
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15. The registrar.
The register of limited partnerships (ss. 16-16B)
Partly in force
16. Inspection and copies of the register of limited partnerships.
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16A. Material not available for public inspection.
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16B. Records relating to dissolved or deregistered limited partnerships.
Restriction on disclosure of information by registrar (s. 16C)
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16C. Restriction on disclosure of information by registrar.
Restriction on use or disclosure of information by partners (s. 16D)
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16D. Restriction on use or disclosure of information by partners.
Disclosure of protected residential address information under court order (s. 16E)
Partly in force
16E. Disclosure of protected residential address information under court order.
Partially deleted
17. Power to Board of Trade to make rules.
Dissolution, revival and deregistration (ss. 18-27)
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18. Duty to notify registrar of dissolution.
Partly in force
19. Registrar's power to confirm dissolution of limited partnership.
Partly in force
20. Administrative revival.
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21. Registrar's decision on application for administrative revival.
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22. Effect of administrative revival.
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23. Application to court for revival.
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24. Decision on application for revival by the court.
Partly in force
25. Effect of court order for revival.
Partly in force
26. Voluntary deregistration of limited partnership.
Partly in force
27. Removal of limited partnership from index of names.
Winding up: applications and petitions to the court (ss. 28-32)
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28. Winding up limited partnerships on grounds of public interest.
Partly in force
29. Winding up dissolved limited partnerships.
Partly in force
30. Power to make provision about winding up.
Partly in force
31. Winding up of limited partnerships: concurrent proceedings.
Partly in force
32. Power to amend circumstances for notification under section 31.
Delivery of documents to the registrar (ss. 33-35)
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33. Documents to be delivered by authorised corporate service providers.
Partly in force
34. False statements: basic offence.
Partly in force
35. False statements: aggravated offence.
National security exemption from identity verification (s. 36)
In force
36. National security exemption from identity verification.
Service of documents (s. 37)
Partly in force
37. Service of documents on limited partnership.
Regulations (s. 38)
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38. Regulations.
Schedule - Required information
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Schedule, Part 1 Introduction (para. 1)
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Schedule, Part 2 Partners (paras. 2-3)
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Schedule, Part 3 Registered officer (para. 4)
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Schedule, Part 4 Named contact (para. 5)