Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

143Voluntary deregistration of limited partnershipU.K.
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After section 25 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (inserted by section 141 of this Act) insert—

26Voluntary deregistration of limited partnership

(1)The registrar must deregister a limited partnership if a statement is delivered to the registrar which is authenticated by or on behalf of each partner confirming that they want the limited partnership to be deregistered.

(2)The registrar deregisters the limited partnership by publishing a notice in the Gazette of the limited partnership’s deregistration (a “deregistration notice”).

(3)The deregistration notice must state—

(a)the firm name of the limited partnership, and

(b)the limited partnership’s registration number.

(4)On the publication of the deregistration notice, the limited partnership ceases to be registered as a limited partnership under this Act (but this does not prevent any ongoing relationship from being a partnership).

Commencement Information

I1S. 143 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)