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Limited Partnerships Act 2008
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122: Transitional provision for special partnerships

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of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc 117Part 2 of Partnership Act 1908 repealed 118Orders revoked 119Companies Act 1993 amended 120Privacy Act 1993 amended 121Other consequential amendments 122Transitional provision for special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

Miscellaneous

122: Transitional provision for special partnerships

You could also call this:

"Rules for special partnerships that already existed when the law changed"

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When a special partnership already exists, you need to follow the rules in Part 2 of the Partnerships Act 1908. This is even though Part 2 is no longer a law. You cannot renew a special partnership under section 57 of the Partnerships Act 1908.

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121: Other consequential amendments, or

"Changes to other laws to include limited partnerships"

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

"Things you can do in a limited partnership without being in charge"

Part 4Miscellaneous

122Transitional provision for special partnerships

Part 2 of the Partnerships Act 1908 continues to apply to a special partnership in existence on the commencement of this Act as if that Part had not been repealed, except that a special partnership must not be renewed under section 57 of that Part.