Paragraph 7

Northern Ireland

(1)

If any person carries on a business under a name or title which includes as the last words—

(a)

the expression “limited liability partnership”, or

(b)

any contraction or imitation of that expression,

that person, unless a limited liability partnership or oversea limited liability partnership, commits an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Notes on the whole Act

F1: Act repealed (1.10.2008 for certain purposes with effect as mentioned in art. 7(3) of the commencing S.I., otherwise 1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1286(2)(a), 1295, 1300(2), Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/1886, art. 2(e) (with arts. 6, 7); S.I. 2008/2860, arts. 3(z), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch. and S.I. 2009/2476, reg. 2(3)(4)))