SCHEDULENAMES AND REGISTERED OFFICES

PART INAMES

Notification of change of name

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1

Where a limited liability partnership changes its name it shall deliver notice of the change to the registrar.

2

A notice delivered under sub-paragraph (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.

3

Where the registrar receives a notice under sub-paragraph (2) he shall (unless the new name is one by which a limited liability partnership may not be registered)—

a

enter the new name in the index kept under Article 663(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 6), and

b

issue a certificate of the change of name.

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The change of name has effect from the date on which the certificate is issued.