Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

Supplementary

Interpretation

14.  In this Act—

“address”, in relation to a member of a limited liability partnership, means—

(a)

if an individual, his usual residential address, and

(b)

if a corporation, its registered or principal office;

“business” includes every trade, profession and occupation;

“the Department” means the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment;

“designated member” shall be construed in accordance with section 8;

“incorporation document” shall be construed in accordance with section 2;

“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 1(2);

“member” shall be construed in accordance with section 4;

“modifications” includes additions and omissions;

“name”, in relation to a member of a limited liability partnership, means—

(a)

if an individual, his forename and surname (or, in the case of a peer or other person usually known by a title, his title instead of or in addition to either or both his forename and surname), and

(b)

if a corporation, its corporate name;

“oversea limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 10(3);

“the registrar” means the registrar of companies appointed under Article 653 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 6) and includes for the purposes of this Act, an assistant registrar;

“regulations” has the meaning given by section 13(1);

“statutory provision” has the meaning given in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).

Commencement

15.—(1) The preceding provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.

(2) The Department may by order make any transitional provisions and savings which appear appropriate in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Act.

Short title

16.  This Act may be cited as the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.