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9. Regulation 31L (protection from disclosure)(1) is amended as follows.
(a)in paragraph (1), for “Sections 790ZF and 790ZG(2) apply” substitute “Section 790ZF applies”;
(b)in paragraph (2), for “those sections apply” substitute “that section applies”;
(c)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) Section 790ZH applies to LLPs, modified so that it reads as follows—
(1) If an LLP contravenes a restriction on the use or disclosure of information imposed under Part 7 of the Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/339), as that Part is applied to LLPs by regulation 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/340), an offence is committed by—
(a)the LLP, and
(b)every designated member of the LLP who is in default.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a)in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) In this section “designated member” is to be construed in accordance with section 8 (designated members) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.””.
As amended by S.I. 2024/234.
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