The Partnerships (Unrestricted Size) No. 14 Regulations 2000
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Partnerships (Unrestricted Size) No. 14 Regulations 2000, and shall come into force on 31st March 2000.
2.
Section 716(1) of the Companies Act 1985 does not prohibit the formation, for the purpose of carrying on one or more of the activities listed in the Schedule to these Regulations, of a partnership consisting of persons the majority of whom are members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, or members of a corresponding professional association in another EEA State.
3.
In these Regulations–
“corresponding professional association” means an association or organisation the purpose of which is, in particular, to promote and maintain a high standard in professions involving one or more of the activities listed in the Schedule to these Regulations and which to that end–
- (a)
prescribes, and enforces respect within its membership for, rules of professional conduct; and
- (b)
awards evidence of education and training to its members; and
- (c)
confers on its members the right to use one or more professional titles, or designatory letters or to benefit from a status corresponding to that education and training; and
- (a)
4.
SCHEDULE
1.
Surveying.
2.
Auctioneering.
3.
Valuing.
4.
Marketing and management of land.
5.
Estate Management.
6.
Advice on the use, appraisal,planning and development of land.
7.
Activities pursued in another EEA State which correspond to one or more of the activities listed in paragraphs 1 to 6 above.
Section 716 of the Companies Act 1985 prohibits the formation of partnerships consisting of more than 20 persons. These Regulations exempt from that prohibition partnerships formed for the purpose of carrying on one or more of the activities listed in the Schedule to the Regulations, and consisting of persons the majority of whom are members of either the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or of a corresponding professional association in a Member State of the European Economic Area.
These Regulations replace, and revoke, the Partnerships (Unrestricted Size) No. 1 Regulations 1968 (S.I. 1968/1222).
A Regulatory Impact Assessment of these Regulations is available from the Department of Trade and Industry, Company Law and Investigations Directorate, Room 4102, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. A copy has also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.