2003 No. 2904 (N.I. 17)
The Partnerships etc. (Removal of Twenty Member Limit) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
13th November 2003

1 Title and commencement
1 This Order may be cited as the Partnerships etc. (Removal of Twenty Member Limit) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
2 The provisions of this Order come into operation on the expiration of two months from the date on which this Order is made.

2 Interpretation
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

3 Removal of twenty member limit on partnerships, etc.
1 In section 4(2) of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24) (constitution of limited partnerships) the words “shall not consist of more than twenty persons, and” shall cease to have effect.
2 Articles 665 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (N.I. 6) (prohibition of partnerships etc. with more than 20 members) shall cease to have effect.
Article 4—Repeals
Schedule—Repeals