Registration and designation

Certificate of registration and certificate of designation as a private fund limited partnership
8C
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.
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.
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)
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)
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
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)