Amendment of the European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 20156

1

Regulation 9 of the European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (modifications to the Limited Partnerships Act 1907)18 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (2)—

a

for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

a

in subsection (2A) there were omitted the words “and shall not be liable for the debts or obligations of the firm beyond the amount so contributed”;

b

in sub-paragraph (b)—

i

for “subsection (2)” substitute “subsection (2A)”;

ii

the inserted subsections (2A) to (2C) become inserted subsections (2AA) to (2AC);

iii

in the inserted subsection (2AA) after “limited partners” insert “in a limited partnership that is not a private fund limited partnership”;

iv

in the inserted subsection (2AB) after “limited partner” insert “in a limited partnership that is not a private fund limited partnership”; and

v

in the inserted subsection (2AC) for “Subsection (2B)” substitute “Subsection (2AB)”; and

c

in sub-paragraph (c) for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (2B)(b), (3) and (3A)”.

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In paragraph (3)—

a

in sub-paragraph (b) for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”; and

b

after sub-paragraph (b) omit “and”, and insert—

ba

in subsection (3B) the reference to “general partner” is to be read as a reference to “general partner or depositary of the European long-term investment fund”;

c

in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) for “paragraph (b)” substitute “paragraphs (b) and (f)”; and

d

after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

  • ; and

d

in subsection (6) after “does not apply where a” insert “limited”.

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In paragraph (5)—

a

for “subsection (1)” substitute “subsection (1A)”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (a) for “paragraphs (d) and (f)” substitute “paragraphs (a)(iii) and (b)(iii)”.