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Section 8C Certificate of registration and certificate of designation as a private fund limited partnershipF1F3

United Kingdom

(1)

On registering a limited partnership the registrar shall issue a certificate of registration.

(2)

The certificate must be—

(a)

signed by the registrar, or

(b)

authenticated with the registrar’s seal.

(3)

The certificate must state—

(a)

the firm name of the limited partnership given in the application for registration,

(b)

the limited partnership’s registration number,

(c)

the date of registration, and

(d)

that the limited partnership is registered as a limited partnership under this Act.

(4)

The certificate is conclusive evidence that a limited partnership came into existence on the date of registration.

F2(5)

If a limited partnership is designated on the register as a private fund limited partnership, the registrar must issue a certificate of designation as a private fund limited partnership.

(6)

The certificate must be signed by the registrar or authenticated with the registrar’s seal.

(7)

The certificate must state—

(a)

the firm name and registration number of the limited partnership,

(b)

the date of designation as a private fund limited partnership, and

(c)

that the limited partnership is designated as a private fund limited partnership under this Act.

(8)

A certificate of designation as a private fund limited partnership is conclusive evidence that the limited partnership was designated as a private fund limited partnership on the date of designation.

(9)

If a limited partnership is designated as a private fund limited partnership at the same time as it is registered, the registrar may issue a combined certificate instead of issuing separate certificates under subsections (1) and (5), and that combined certificate—

(a)

must be signed by the registrar or authenticated with the registrar’s seal,

(b)

must state the particulars mentioned in subsections (3) and (7), and

(c)

is conclusive evidence that—

(i)

a limited partnership came into existence on the date of registration, and

(ii)

the limited partnership was designated as a private fund limited partnership on the date of registration.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 8-8C substituted for s. 8 (1.10.2009) by Legislative Reform (Limited Partnerships) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1940), arts. 2, 3(2), 4-7 (with art. 9)

F2

Ss. 8C(5)-(9) inserted (6.4.2017) by The Legislative Reform (Private Fund Limited Partnerships) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/514), arts. 1(2), 2(8)(b)

F3

Words in s. 8C heading inserted (6.4.2017) by The Legislative Reform (Private Fund Limited Partnerships) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/514), arts. 1(2), 2(8)(a)

Notes on Registration and designation

Textual amendments

F1

S. 8 cross-heading inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 5 para. 5