66Name not to be the same as another in the index

1

An LLP must not be registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 by a name that is the same as another name appearing in the registrar's index of company names.

2

The provisions of the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 supplementing this section apply to LLPs.

3

Those provisions are—

a

regulation 7 and Schedule 3 (matters that are to be disregarded and words, expressions, signs and symbols that are to be regarded as the same),

b

regulation 8 (consent to registration of a name which is the same as another in the registrar's index of company names), and

c

any other provisions of those Regulations having effect for the purpose of those provisions.

4

In regulation 8 as applied to LLPs—

a

for “a company” or “the company” substitute “ an LLP ” or “the LLP”,

b

for “Company Y” substitute “ LLP Y ”, and

c

in paragraph (1), for “the Act” substitute “ the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 ”.