2.—(1) In this Part “the 2000 Act” means the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.
(2) The 2000 Act is amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
3.—(1) Section 2 of the 2000 Act (incorporation document etc) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (d), after “registered office,” insert “which must be an appropriate address,”,
(b)after paragraph (d) insert—
“(da)state the intended registered email address of the limited liability partnership, which must be an appropriate email address,”.
(3) After subsection (4) insert—
“(5) In this section—
“appropriate address” means an address at which, in the ordinary course of events—
a document addressed to the limited liability partnership, and delivered there by hand or by post, would be expected to come to the attention of a person acting on behalf of the limited liability partnership, and
the delivery of documents there is capable of being recorded by the obtaining of an acknowledgement of delivery;
“appropriate email address” means an email address to which, in the ordinary course of events, emails sent by the registrar would be expected to come to the attention of a person acting on behalf of the limited liability partnership.”.
4.—(1) The Schedule to the 2000 Act (names and registered offices) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading of the Schedule omit “and registered offices”.
(3) In paragraph 4(2), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) on the determination of a new name by the registrar under section 76C or 76D of the Companies Act 2006 as so applied (names containing computer code or failure to comply with direction);”.
(4) In paragraph 5 omit sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).
(5) After paragraph 5, insert—
5A.—(1) This paragraph applies where—
(a)the registrar receives notice of a change of name of a limited liability partnership and the new name is one by which a limited liability partnership may be registered, or
(b)the registrar determines a new name for a limited liability partnership under a provision mentioned in paragraph 4(2)(ba).
(2) The registrar shall—
(a)enter the new name on the register in place of the former name, and
(b)issue a certificate of the change of name.
(3) The change of name has effect from the date on which the certificate is issued.”.