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11. Sections 66 to 68 apply to LLPs, modified so that they read as follows—
( 1) An LLP must not be registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 by a name that is the same as another name appearing in the registrar's index of company names.
(2) The provisions of the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 supplementing this section apply to LLPs.
(3) Those provisions are—
(a)regulation 7 and Schedule 3 (matters that are to be disregarded and words, expressions, signs and symbols that are to be regarded as the same),
(b)regulation 8 (consent to registration of a name which is the same as another in the registrar's index of company names), and
(c)any other provisions of those Regulations having effect for the purpose of those provisions.
(4) In regulation 8 as applied to LLPs—
(a)for “a company” or “the company” substitute “ an LLP ” or “the LLP”,
(b)for “Company Y” substitute “ LLP Y ”, and
(c)in paragraph (1), for “the Act” substitute “ the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 ”.]
[F2(1)] The Secretary of State may direct an LLP to change its name if it has been registered in a name that is the same as or, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, too like—
(a)a name appearing at the time of the registration in the registrar's index of company names, or
(b)a name that should have appeared in that index at that time.
[F3(2) Where a direction is given under subsection (1), the registrar may omit from the material on the register that is available for public inspection any mention of the name to which the direction relates (so far as it relates to the LLP to which the direction is given).]
(1) The following provisions have effect in relation to a direction under section 67 (power to direct change of name in case of similarity to existing name).
(2) Any such direction—
(a)must be given within twelve months of the LLP's registration by the name in question, and
(b)must specify the period within which the LLP is to change its name.
[F4(2A) The period must be a period of at least 28 days beginning with the date of the direction.]
(3) The Secretary of State may by a further direction extend that period. Any such direction must be given before the end of the period for the time being specified.
(4) A direction under section 67 or this section must be in writing.
(5) If an LLP fails to comply with the direction, an offence is committed by—
(a)the LLP, and
(b)every designated member of the LLP who is in default.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 11 substituted (31.1.2015) by The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/17), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 4
F2Words in reg. 11 renumbered (4.3.2024) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/234), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(a); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a)
F3Words in reg. 11 inserted (4.3.2024) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/234), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a)
F4Words in reg. 11 inserted (4.3.2024) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/234), regs. 1(2), 9(3); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a)
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