New section 8A: Application for registration5
The new section 8A is as follows—
8AApplication for registration
1
An application for registration must—
a
specify the firm name, complying with section 8B, under which the limited partnership is to be registered,
b
contain the details listed in subsection (2),
c
be signed or otherwise authenticated by or on behalf of each partner, and
d
be made to the registrar for the part of the United Kingdom in which the principal place of business of the limited partnership is to be situated.
2
The required details are—
a
the general nature of the partnership business,
b
the name of each general partner,
c
the name of each limited partner,
d
the amount of the capital contribution of each limited partner (and whether the contribution is paid in cash or in another specified form),
e
the address of the proposed principal place of business of the limited partnership, and
f
the term (if any) for which the limited partnership is to be entered into (beginning with the date of registration).