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Limited Partnerships Act 2008
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Terminating events, liquidation, and deregistration
92A: COVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply

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of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc 117Part 2 of Partnership Act 1908 repealed 118Orders revoked 119Companies Act 1993 amended 120Privacy Act 1993 amended 121Other consequential amendments 122Transitional provision for special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

92A: COVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply

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"A special COVID-19 rule can help limited partnerships with debt, but it's no longer in effect."

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If you have a limited partnership, there is a rule called COVID-19 business debt hibernation that may apply to you. This rule is part of section 92A of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008. You should know that this rule was repealed on 31 May 2022, which means it is no longer in effect.

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92: Application of Companies Act 1993, or

"Some company rules apply to limited partnerships when they are closing down"

93: Power of liquidator to enforce liabilities, or

"The liquidator can make you pay debts you owe when a limited partnership is closing down."

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Limited Partnerships Act 2008

General - Terminating events, liquidation, and deregistration

92A: COVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply

"A special COVID-19 rule can help limited partnerships with debt, but it's no longer in effect."

Part 2General
Terminating events, liquidation, and deregistration

92ACOVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply (Repealed)

Limited Partnerships Act 2008

General - Terminating events, liquidation, and deregistration

92A: COVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply

"A special COVID-19 rule can help limited partnerships with debt, but it's no longer in effect."

Part 2GeneralTerminating events, liquidation, and deregistration

92ACOVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply (Repealed)

Part 2General
Terminating events, liquidation, and deregistration