# Limited Partnerships Act 1907, Section 8R: Duty to notify registrar of change in partners

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The general partners in a limited partnership must give notice to the registrar if a person—
(a) becomes a general partner or limited partner in the limited partnership, or
(b) ceases to be a general partner or limited partner in the limited partnership.
(2) A notice under subsection (1)(a) must contain the required information about the general partner or limited partner (see Part 2 of the Schedule).
(3) A notice under subsection (1)(a) of a person becoming a general partner must contain a statement that the new general partner is not disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation (see section 8J(3)).
(4) A notice under subsection (1)(a) of a legal entity becoming a general partner must be accompanied by a statement by the general partner specifying the name of its proposed registered officer, who must be an individual who meets the requirements in section 8K(1)(a) to (c).
(5) A notice under subsection (1)(a) of a legal entity becoming a general partner must be accompanied by one of the following statements by the general partner—
(a) a statement that the general partner does not have any corporate managing officers, or
(b) if the general partner has one or more corporate managing officers, a statement specifying, for each corporate managing officer, the name of the proposed named contact for the corporate managing officer.
(6) The proposed named contact for a corporate managing officer must be an individual who is a managing officer of the corporate managing officer.
(7) A statement under subsection (4) must—
(a) contain the required information about the proposed registered officer (see Part 3 of the Schedule), and
(b) be accompanied by a statement by the individual who is the proposed registered officer confirming that the individual meets the requirements in section 8K(1)(a) to (1)(c).
(8) A statement under subsection (5)(b) must—
(a) contain the required information about each proposed named contact specified in the statement (see Part 4 of the Schedule), and
(b) be accompanied by a statement by each proposed named contact confirming that the proposed named contact is a managing officer of the corporate managing officer concerned.
(9) Subsection (1)(a) does not require the general partners, on registration of the limited partnership, to give notice in relation to a person named as a proposed general partner or a proposed limited partner in the application for registration under section 8A.
(10) A notice under subsection (1) must specify the date on which the person became or ceased to be a general partner or limited partner in the limited partnership.
(11) A notice under subsection (1) must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the person becomes or ceases to be a general partner or a limited partner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/24/section/8R (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/limited-partnerships-act-1907/section-8R
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