# The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 31: Application of Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 to limited partnerships


(1) The application of the Act to the sequestration of the estate of a limited partnership is subject to the modifications specified in this regulation.
(2) Any reference in the Act or in legislation made under it (unless the context suggests otherwise) to a partnership (other than in section 6(1)) or to a firm shall be construed as including a reference to a limited partnership.
(3) In the application of section 15 of the Act (jurisdiction) to limited partnerships—
(a) AiB has jurisdiction if a limited partnership is registered in Scotland and has a place of business in Scotland; and
(b) the sheriff has jurisdiction if a limited partnership is registered in Scotland and has a place of business within the sheriff’s sheriffdom.
(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of sections 26(1), 27(11) and 30(9) of the Act, the sheriff clerk must send a copy of every court order mentioned in those sections to the Registrar of Limited Partnerships in Scotland.
(5) In the case of a debtor application by a limited partnership, AiB must send a copy of the determination to the Registrar of Limited Partnerships in Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111033159/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-bankruptcy-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-31
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