Section 138 Records relating to dissolved or deregistered limited partnershipsI1

After section 16A of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (inserted by section 137 of this Act) insert—

“Records relating to dissolved or deregistered limited partnerships

16B

(1)

This section applies where a limited partnership is dissolved or deregistered under section 26.

(2)

The registrar need not make any information contained in records relating to the limited partnership available for public inspection at any time after the end of the period of 20 years beginning with the date on which the limited partnership is dissolved or deregistered.

(3)

The registrar of companies for England and Wales may, at any time after the period of two years beginning with the date on which the limited partnership is dissolved or deregistered, direct that any records relating to the limited partnership that are held by the registrar are to be removed to the Public Record Office.

(4)

The registrar of companies for Northern Ireland may, at any time after the period of two years beginning with the date on which the limited partnership is dissolved or deregistered, direct that any records relating to the limited partnership that are held by the registrar are to be removed to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

(5)

Records in respect of which a direction is given under subsection (3) or (4) are to be disposed of under the enactments relating to the Public Record Office or, as the case may be, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.”