Partnership Law Act 2019
Nature of partnership - Meaning of partnership and firm name
8: Definition of partnership
"What is a partnership in business?"

A partnership is when two or more people work together in a business to make money. This is what the law calls a partnership.
Remember, there's another part of the law (section 9) that might change or add to this definition. You need to look at that section too to fully understand what a partnership is.
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