(1)A limited liability partnership must ensure that—
(a)where a person becomes or ceases to be a member or designated member, notice is delivered to the registrar within fourteen days, and
(b)where there is any change in the name or address of a member, notice is delivered to the registrar within 28 days.
(2)Where all the members from time to time of a limited liability partnership are designated members, subsection (1)(a) does not require notice that a person has become or ceased to be a designated member as well as a member.
(3)A notice delivered under subsection (1)—
(a)shall be in a form approved by the registrar, and
(b)shall be signed by a designated member of the limited liability partnership or authenticated in a manner approved by the registrar,
and, if it relates to a person becoming a member or designated member, shall contain a statement that he consents to becoming a member or designated member signed by him or authenticated in a manner approved by the registrar.
(4)If a limited liability partnership fails to comply with subsection (1), the partnership and every designated member commits an offence.
(5)But it is a defence for a designated member charged with an offence under subsection (4) to prove that he took all reasonable steps for securing that subsection (1) was complied with.
(6)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.