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Limited Partnerships Act 2008

General - Registration

52: Application for registration

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"How to apply to register a limited partnership in New Zealand"

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When you want to register a limited partnership, you must apply to the Registrar. You have to fill out the application form, if there is one, and include the required information. You also need to get the consent of each proposed general partner.

You must provide details about each proposed general partner, like their full name, date and place of birth, and residential address. If a proposed general partner is not a natural person, you need to state their name and address. You also need to list the names, residential addresses, and dates and places of birth of the proposed limited partners who are natural persons.

Your application must include a certificate saying that the proposed partners have agreed to a partnership agreement that meets the requirements of section 10. You may also need to pay a fee. If you are applying to meet a requirement under section 8(4), you must confirm that at least one of the natural persons is a director of a company incorporated in an enforcement country under a law similar to the Companies Act 1993.

Someone else can give consent on behalf of a proposed general partner if they have written permission to do so. You must include the required information about the directorship if you are relying on certain paragraphs of section 8(4).

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Part 2General
Registration

52Application for registration

  1. An application to the Registrar for registration of a limited partnership must—

  2. be made in the prescribed form (if any); and
    1. contain the prescribed information; and
      1. be accompanied by the consent in writing of each proposed general partner to registration; and
        1. in relation to every natural person who is a proposed general partner or who is a director, partner, or general partner of a proposed general partner, state—
          1. his or her full name and date and place of birth; and
            1. his or her residential address; and
              2. in relation to every proposed general partner who is not a natural person, state the general partner's name and address; and
                1. contain a list of the full names, residential addresses, and dates and places of birth of the proposed limited partners who are natural persons; and
                  1. contain a list of the names and addresses of the proposed limited partners who are not natural persons; and
                    1. be accompanied by a certificate by the applicant that the proposed partners of the limited partnership have entered into a partnership agreement that complies with section 10; and
                      1. be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

                        1. For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), the consent of a person may be given by that person’s agent authorised to do so in writing.

                        2. If the requirement under section 8(4) is to be met by virtue of paragraph (a)(ii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), or (e)(ii) of that section, the application must—

                        3. confirm that at least 1 of the natural persons referred to in that paragraph is a director of a body corporate that is incorporated in that enforcement country under a law that is equivalent to the Companies Act 1993; and
                          1. include the prescribed information in relation to that directorship.

                            Notes
                            • Section 52(1)(d): replaced, on , by section 9(1) of the Limited Partnerships Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 47).
                            • Section 52(1)(d)(iii): repealed, on , by section 102(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 62).
                            • Section 52(1)(da): inserted, on , by section 9(1) of the Limited Partnerships Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 47).
                            • Section 52(1)(e): replaced, on , by section 9(2) of the Limited Partnerships Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 47).
                            • Section 52(1)(ea): inserted, on , by section 9(2) of the Limited Partnerships Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 47).
                            • Section 52(3): inserted, on , by section 102(2) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 62).