{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/limited-liability-partnerships-act-2000/schedule/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/limited-liability-partnerships-act-2000/schedule/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/12",
  "legislation_title": "Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/limited-liability-partnerships-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A limited liability partnership may change its name at any time.\n(2) The name of a limited liability partnership may also be changed—\n(a) on the determination of a new name by a company names adjudicator under section 73 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) as applied to limited liability partnerships by Part 3 of the 2009 Regulations (powers of adjudicator on upholding objection to name);\n(b) on the determination of a new name by the court under section 74 of the Companies Act 2006 as so applied (appeal against decision of company names adjudicator);\n(ba) on the determination of a new name by the registrar under section 76C or 76D of the Companies Act 2006 as so applied (names containing computer code or failure to comply with direction);\n(c) under section 1033 as so applied (name on restoration to the register).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 4(2) substituted for Sch. para. 4(2)-(9) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), reg. 2(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(3) (with Sch. 3 para. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. para. 4(2)(a) inserted (18.11.2025) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1033), regs. 1(2), 3(6) (with regs. 12-16); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. para. 4(2)(ba) inserted (4.3.2024) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/234), regs. 1(2), 4(3); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/12/schedule/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:07.693921+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}