The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024

Rectification of register relating to LLP relevant persons’ service addresses

40.  In regulation 67 (correction or removal of material on the register), after section 1097A of the 2006 Act, as applied to LLPs by that regulation, insert—

“Rectification of register relating to LLP relevant persons' service addresses

1097B.— (1) Regulations 2 to 19 of the Service Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/235) apply to LLPs with the modifications set out in paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) For every reference in those Regulations to “company” substitute “LLP”.

(3) In those Regulations—

(a) “registered service address” means, in relation to a relevant person), the address for the time being shown in the register as the person’s current service address;

(b) “relevant person” means—

(i) a member of an LLP that is not an overseas LLP (within the meaning of section 1051(3) (trading disclosures)), or

(ii) a registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to an LLP (within the meanings given by section 790C (key terms)); and

(c) “firm” has the meaning given by section 1173 (minor definitions: general).

(4) In regulation 6 (notice that registrar intends to change address to default address), for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) In paragraph (2)(a) “the applicable notice requirement” means (as applicable) section 9 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, or sections 167D or 790ZA of the 2006 Act.”.

(5) In regulation 19 (offence for failure to comply with regulation 18)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “officer” substitute “designated member”;

(b) omit paragraph (2).

(6) On an appeal under regulation 13 or 14 of those Regulations, the court must direct the registrar to register such an address as the relevant person’s service address as the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances of the case.”.