5.—(1) Where a limited liability partnership changes its name it shall deliver notice of the change to the registrar.
(2) A notice delivered under sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)shall be in a form approved by the registrar, and
(b)shall be signed by a designated member of the limited liability partnership or authenticated in a manner approved by the registrar.
(3) Where the registrar receives a notice under sub-paragraph (2) he shall (unless the new name is one by which a limited liability partnership may not be registered)—
(a)enter the new name in the index kept under Article 663(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 6), and
(b)issue a certificate of the change of name.
(4) The change of name has effect from the date on which the certificate is issued.