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Limited Partnerships Act 2008
General
Registration
53: Certificate of registration

Part 1:
Preliminary provisions

3Purpose of Act 4Interpretation 5Act binds the Crown

Part 2:
General

Part 3:
Overseas limited partnerships

104Overseas limited partnership must register 105Meaning of carrying on business 106Validity of transactions not affected 107Application for registration 108Registration of overseas limited partnership 109Use of name by overseas limited partnership 110Notification of changes relating to overseas limited partnership 111Rectification or correction of name or address of person authorised to accept service 112Annual return of overseas limited partnership 113Overseas limited partnership ceasing to carry on business in New Zealand 114Liquidation of overseas limited partnership

Part 4:
Miscellaneous

115Confidentiality of limited partner information 116Regulations 116AValidation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc 117Part 2 of Partnership Act 1908 repealed 118Orders revoked 119Companies Act 1993 amended 120Privacy Act 1993 amended 121Other consequential amendments 122Transitional provision for special partnerships

Schedule 1:
Activities that do not constitute taking part in management of limited partnership

Schedule 2:
Information to be contained in annual return

Limited Partnerships Act 2008

General - Registration

53: Certificate of registration

You could also call this:

"Proof you've registered your limited partnership"

Illustration for Limited Partnerships Act 2008

When you register a limited partnership, the Registrar has to give you a certificate of registration as soon as they can. This certificate is proof that your limited partnership is registered. The Registrar must issue this certificate to you after they have finished registering your limited partnership.

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52: Application for registration, or

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

54: Registers, or

"Lists of Limited Partnerships: Keeping Track of Important Information"

Part 2General
Registration

53Certificate of registration

As soon as practicable after registering a limited partnership, the Registrar must issue a certificate of registration to the limited partnership.