Part 3AMENDMENTS TO THE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (APPLICATION OF COMPANIES ACT 2006) REGULATIONS 2009
Chapter 3LLP REGISTERED OFFICE AND EMAIL ADDRESS
Registered offices16
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Regulation 16 (general) is amended as follows.
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For section 86 of the 2006 Act11 (an LLP’s registered office), as applied to LLPs by that regulation substitute—
86Duty to ensure registered office at appropriate address
1
An LLP must ensure that its registered office is at all times at an appropriate address within the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Limited Partnerships Act 2000.
2
If an LLP fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section an offence is committed by—
a
the LLP, and
b
every designated member of the LLP who is in default.
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A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
a
in England and Wales, to a fine;
b
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.
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Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an LLP during any period for which the address of its registered office is a default address nominated by virtue of regulation 3 of the Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/233)12.
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In section 87 of the 2006 Act13 (change of address of registered office), as applied to LLPs by that regulation, after subsection (1) insert—
1A
The notice must include a statement that the new address is an appropriate address within the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.