PART 2Amendment of registration requirement for Scottish Limited Partnerships

Amendment of the Limited Partnerships Act 19074

1

The Limited Partnerships Act 1907 is amended as follows.

2

In section 8A (application for registration), after subsection (3), insert the following subsections—

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An application for registration of a limited partnership whose principal place of business is to be situated in Scotland must contain a statement of initial significant control.

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The statement of initial significant control must—

a

state whether, on registration, there will be any person who will count as either a registrable person or a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the limited partnership for the purposes of regulation 10 of the Scottish Partnerships PSC Regulations (duty to investigate and obtain information),

b

include the required particulars of any person identified under paragraph (a), and

c

if there is no person identified under paragraph (a), state that fact.

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It is not necessary to include under subsection (5)(b) the date on which a person becomes a registrable person or a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the limited partnership.

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If the statement of initial significant control includes required particulars of a registrable person, it must also contain a statement that those particulars are included with the knowledge of that individual.

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In this section—

  • the Scottish Partnerships PSC Regulations” means the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017;

  • registrable person”, “registrable relevant legal entity” and “required particulars” have the same meaning as in the Scottish Partnerships PSC Regulations.