5.—(1) The duty of an LLP to keep a register of members under section 162 of the Companies Act 2006 (register of members), as applied to LLPs by regulation 18, has effect on and after 1st October 2009.
(2) In the case of an LLP that was registered immediately before 1st October 2009—
(a)the address of a member notified under—
(i)section 2(2)(e) or 9(1)(b) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, or
(ii)Article 2(2)(e) or 9(1)(b) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002,
is to be treated, on and after 1st October 2009, as a service address, and
(b)any entry in the LLP's register of members stating that address is treated as complying with the obligation in section 163(1)(b) of the Companies Act 2006, as applied to LLPs by regulation 18, to state a service address.
(3) The operation of this paragraph does not give rise to any obligation to notify the registrar under section 9(1)(b) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.