The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009
UK Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 1804 — creates 45 criminal offences.
- Made
- 8 July 2009
- In force from
- Not determined
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax
- Made under
- Companies Act 2006, Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, Limited Liability Partnerships The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c. 12), which as from 1st October 2009 extends to the United Kingdom, provides for the creation of limited liability partnerships (“LLPs”) and for the making of regulations concerning them. These Regulations replace provisions of the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1090) and the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (NI) 2004 No 307) which apply to LLPs provisions of the Companies Act 1985 and the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (with modifications). They apply instead provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) (“the 2006 Act”) to LLPs (with modifications). Separate regulations (the Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1911), the Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1912) and the Large and Medium-sized Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1913)) have applied to LLPs provisions on accounts and audit contained in the 2006 Act and regulations made under that Act. Part 1 of the Regulations contains general introductory provisions on citation, commencement and interpretation. The Regulations come into force on 1st October 2009, save for certain regulation- making powers which will come into force on the day after the Regulations are made (regulation 2). Part 2 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 4 of the 2006 Act on the formalities of doing business. Part 3 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 5 of the 2006 Act on names and trading disclosures. Part 4 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 6 of the 2006 Act on registered offices. Part 5 of the Regulations applies to LLPs and their members provisions of Part 10 of the 2006 Act on the register of directors and protection from disclosure of residential addresses. Part 6 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 19 of the 2006 Act on debentures. Part 7 of the Regulations applies to the debentures of LLPs provisions of Part 21 of the 2006 Act on the certification and transfer of securities. Part 8 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 24 of the 2006 Act on annual returns. Part 9 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 25 of the 2006 Act on the registration of charges. Part 10 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 26 of the 2006 Act on arrangements and reconstructions. It also applies to LLPs provisions of the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2974). Part 11 of the Regulations applies to LLPs Part 29 of the 2006 Act on the offence of fraudulent trading. Part 12 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 30 of the 2006 Act on the protection of members against unfair prejudice. Part 13 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 31 of the 2006 Act on dissolution and restoration to the register. Part 14 of the Regulations applies to overseas LLPs provisions of the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1801) on trading disclosures. Part 15 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 35 of the 2006 Act on the registrar of companies. Part 16 of the Regulations applies to LLPs provisions of Part 36 of the 2006 Act on offences. Part 17 of the Regulations contains supplementary and interpretation provisions. Part 18 of the Regulations contains transitional and consequential provisions and revocations. An Impact Assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies has been prepared and is available from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Corporate Law and Governance Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. It is also available electronically at http://www.berr.gov.uk/bbf/llp/page39897.html. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
Offences created by this instrument
- Circumstances in which application not to be made: activities of LLP regulation 1004(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Circumstances in which application to be withdrawn regulation 1009(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- LLP’s name on restoration regulation 1033(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Registrar’s notice to resolve inconsistency on the register regulation 1093(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly— a to deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for any… regulation 1112(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Liability of member in default regulation 1121(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Form of LLP records regulation 1135(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- If a judicial factor fails to give notice of his appointment in accordance with section 1154 within the period of 14… regulation 1155(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Register of members regulation 162(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Register of members’ residential addresses regulation 165(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Register of debenture holders regulation 21 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
- Register of debenture holders regulation 21 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Putting the address on the public record regulation 246(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Contents and delivery of LLP’s annual return regulation 31 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Common seal regulation 45(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Common seal regulation 45(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Section 993 applies to LLPs, modified so that it reads as follows— Offence of fraudulent trading 993 1 If any business… regulation 47 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Prohibited names regulation 53 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Prohibited names regulation 53(a) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Direction to change names: supplementary provisions regulation 68(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Supplementary provisions regulation 69 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Liability of member in default regulation 70 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
- Registration of allotment of debentures regulation 741(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Register of debenture holders regulation 743(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Register of debenture holders: refusal of inspection or default in providing copy regulation 746(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly to make in a request under section 744 (register of debenture… regulation 747(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- It is an offence for a person in possession of information obtained by exercise of either of the rights conferred by… regulation 747(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Right of debenture holder to copy of deed regulation 749(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Provision of misleading information etc regulation 75(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Notice of appointment of judicial factor regulation 76 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Duty of LLP as to issue of certificates etc on allotment regulation 769(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Prohibited names and sensitive words and expressions regulation 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Failure to deliver annual return regulation 858(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Failure to deliver annual return regulation 858(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Charges created by an LLP regulation 860(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Charges existing on property acquired regulation 862(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Endorsement of certificate on debentures regulation 865(3) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Registration of enforcement of security regulation 871(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- LLP’s register of charges regulation 876(3) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Instruments creating charges and register of charges to be available for inspection regulation 877(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Charges created by an LLP regulation 878(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Statement to be circulated or made available regulation 897(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Duty of members and trustees to provide information regulation 898(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Powers of court to facilitate reconstruction or amalgamation regulation 900(7) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- If any business of an LLP is carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the LLP or creditors of any other person,… regulation 993(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
What Parliament said about it
Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
- Intelligence and Security Committee: Annual Report Companies Act 2006 (Accounts, Reports and Audit) Regulations 2009 Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off Regulations 2009 Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 Lords · Lords Chamber · 11 June 2009
- Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009
Lords · Grand Committee · 17 June 2009 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green)
We are debating today the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009. Limited liability partnerships were introduced by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000. The main early users of the limited liability partnership form were major accountancy and law firms, and now all sizes and types of businesses are using it. The LLP Act is a relatively short Act that sets out the basic structure of the LLP and provides a power to fill it out as appropriate by applying to LLPs selected provisions of company law. The LLP Regulations 2001 applied major parts…
- Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009
Lords · Grand Committee · 17 June 2009 · Lord Young of Norwood Green
That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
- Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 Lords · Grand Committee · 17 June 2009
- Business without Debate
Commons · Commons Chamber · 24 June 2009
That the draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 18 May, be approved. —(David Wright.)
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