SCHEDULE 1How special administration applies to English/Welsh F3/Scottish LLPs

Regulation 47

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

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This Schedule makes provision about how special administration applies to institutions which are formed as limited liability partnerships under the law of England and Wales F1or Scotland.

F52

In this Schedule—

a

the “LLPR 2001” means the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001;

b

the “LLP(S)R 2001” means the Limited Liability Partnerships (Scotland) Regulations 2001.

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The provisions of the IA 1986 mentioned in the first column of the Table apply to institutions which are formed as limited liability partnerships with the further modifications (in addition to any set out in the table in regulation 37) set out in the third column.

Provision

Subject

Modifications

Those mentioned in regulation 5(2) of the LLPR 2001 F2in relation to limited liability partnerships established under the law of England and Wales

Those set out in regulation 5(2) of the LLPR 2001 F2in relation to limited liability partnerships established under the law of England and Wales (except regulation 5(2)(f) of those Regulations).

F4Those mentioned in regulation 4(2) of the LLP(S)R 2001, in relation to limited liability partnerships established under the law of Scotland

Those set out in regulation 4(2) of the LLP (Scotland) Regulations (except regulation 4(2)(e) of those Regulations).

Section 74

Liability as contributories of present and past members

To be read as if it were substituted with—

74

1

When a limited liability partnership goes into special administration, every present and past member of the limited liability partnership is liable to contribute to its assets as follows.

2

Where a member has agreed with the other members or with the limited liability partnership, that that member be liable to contribute to the assets of the limited liability partnership in the event that that body goes into liquidation or special administration, that member is liable, to the extent that they have so agreed, to contribute—

a

to its assets to any amount sufficient for payment of its debts and liabilities;

b

to the expenses of the special administration;

c

for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves.

3

A past member shall only be liable under this section if the obligation arising from such agreement in subsection (2) survived them ceasing to be a member of the limited liability partnership.

Sections 76–78

Contributories

Omitted.

Section 79

Meaning of “contributory”

To be read as if—

(a) in subsection (1) for “every person” there were substituted—

“every past and present member of the limited liability partnership”;

(b) at the end of subsection (2), there were inserted—

“or section 214A (adjustment of withdrawals)”.

(c) subsection (3) were omitted.

Section 83

Companies registered under the Companies Act Part XXII, Chapter II

Omitted.

Section 183

Effect of execution or attachment

Section 187

Power to make over assets to employees

Omitted.

Section 194

Resolutions passed at meetings

To be read as if after “contributories” there were inserted “or of the members of a limited liability partnership”.

Section 214

Wrongful trading

To be read as if after subsection (2), “but the court shall not” to the end of the subsection were omitted.

After section 214

Adjustment of withdrawals

The IA 1986 is to be read as if after section 214 there were inserted—

214A

1

This section has effect in relation to a person (“P”) who is or has been a member of a limited liability partnership where, in the course of the special administration of that limited liability partnership, it appears that subsection (2) of this section applies in relation to P.

2

This subsection applies in relation to P if—

a

within the period of two years ending with the commencement of the special administration, P was a member of the limited liability partnership who withdrew property of the limited liability partnership, whether in the form of a share of profits, salary, repayment of or payment of interest on a loan to the limited liability partnership or any other withdrawal of property, and

b

it is proved by the administrator to the satisfaction of the court that at the time of the withdrawal P knew or had reasonable ground for believing that the limited liability partnership—

i

was at the time of the withdrawal unable to pay its debts, or

ii

would become so unable to pay its debts after the assets of the limited liability partnership had been depleted by that withdrawal taken together with all other withdrawals (if any) made by any members contemporaneously with that withdrawal or in contemplation when that withdrawal was made.

3

Where this section has effect in relation to P, the court, on the application of the administrator, may declare that P is to be liable to make such contribution (if any) to the limited liability partnership’s assets as the court thinks proper.

4

The court may not make a declaration in relation to P the amount of which exceeds the aggregate of the amounts or values of all the withdrawals referred to in subsection (2) made by P within the period of two years referred to in that subsection.

5

The court may not make a declaration under this section with respect to P unless P knew or ought to have concluded that after each withdrawal referred to in subsection (2) there was no reasonable prospect that the limited liability partnership would avoid going into an insolvency procedure under the IA 1986 or special administration.

6

For the purposes of subsection (5) the facts which P ought to know or ascertain and the conclusions which P ought to reach are those which would be known, ascertained, or reached by a reasonably diligent person having both—

a

the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by P in relation to the limited liability partnership, and

b

the general knowledge, skill and experience that P has.

7

In this section “member” includes a shadow member.

8

In this section a reference to being unable to pay debts is to be read in accordance with section 93(4) of the BA 2009 (as applied and modified by the EMR 2011 and the PSR 2017).

9

This section does not limit the effect of section 214.

Section 215

Proceedings under section 213 or 214

To be read as if—

(a) in subsection (1) for “section 213 or 214” there were substituted “section 213, 214 or 214A”;

(b) in subsection (2) for “either section” there were substituted “any of those sections”;

(c) in subsection (4) for “either section” there were substituted “any of those sections”;

(d) in subsection (5) for “sections 213 and 214” there were substituted “sections 213, 214 or 214A”.

Section 218

Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company

To be read as if—

(a) in subsection (1), for “officer, or any member, of the company” there were substituted “member of the limited liability partnership”;

(b) in subsection (3) for “officer of the company, or any member of it,” there were substituted “member of the limited liability partnership”.

Section 386 of and Schedule 6 (and Schedule 4 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993)

Preferential debts

To be read as if—

(a) in subsection (1) “or an individual” were omitted;

(b) in subsection (2) “or the individual” were omitted.

Section 387

“The relevant date”

To be read as if subsections (5) and (6) were omitted.

Section 432

Offences by bodies corporate

To be read as if in subsection (2) “, secretary” were omitted.

Schedule B1, paragraph 42

Moratorium on insolvency proceedings

To be read as if for sub-paragraph (2) there were substituted—

“(2) No determination to wind up the limited liability partnership voluntarily may be made.”

Schedule B1, paragraph 61

Directors

To be read as if for paragraph 61 there were substituted—

“61. The administrator may prevent any person from taking part in the management of the business of the limited liability partnership and may appoint any person to be a manager of that business.”.

Schedule B1, paragraph 62

Power to call meetings

To be read as if—

(a) the existing provision were renumbered as sub-paragraph (1);

(b) after that sub-paragraph there were inserted—

2

The meeting shall be held in a manner provided by the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021, special administration insolvency rules or the limited liability partnership agreement.

3

The quorum required for a meeting of the members of the limited liability partnership shall be any quorum required by the limited liability partnership agreement for meetings of the members of the limited liability partnership and if no requirement for a quorum has been agreed upon, the quorum shall be 2 members.

Schedule B1, paragraph 91

Replacement

To be read as if sub-paragraph (1)(c) were omitted.

Schedule B1, paragraph 105

Majority decision of directors

Omitted.

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The CDDA 1986 as applied and modified by these Regulations applies to institutions which are formed as limited liability partnerships with the further modifications set out in regulation 4(2) of and Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the LLPR 2001.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 8.7.2021, see reg. 2

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The following legislation applies to institutions which are formed as limited liability partnerships with such modifications as the context requires—

a

to give effect to the IA 1986 as applied and modified by these Regulations—

i

the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 200530;

ii

the Insolvency Practitioners (Recognised Professional Bodies) Order 198631;

iii

the Insolvency Proceedings Fees Order 200432;

iv

the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal (Conduct of Investigations) Rules 198633, and

b

to give effect to the CDDA 1986 as applied and modified by these Regulations and the CA 2006—

i

the Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings Rules 198734;

ii

the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001;

iii

the Insolvent Companies (Reports on Conduct of Directors) Rules 199635;

iv

the Insolvent Companies (Reports on Conduct of Directors) (Scotland) Rules 199636.