New section 8A: Application for registration5

The new section 8A is as follows—

8AApplication for registration

1

An application for registration must—

a

specify the firm name, complying with section 8B, under which the limited partnership is to be registered,

b

contain the details listed in subsection (2),

c

be signed or otherwise authenticated by or on behalf of each partner, and

d

be made to the registrar for the part of the United Kingdom in which the principal place of business of the limited partnership is to be situated.

2

The required details are—

a

the general nature of the partnership business,

b

the name of each general partner,

c

the name of each limited partner,

d

the amount of the capital contribution of each limited partner (and whether the contribution is paid in cash or in another specified form),

e

the address of the proposed principal place of business of the limited partnership, and

f

the term (if any) for which the limited partnership is to be entered into (beginning with the date of registration).