Limited Liability
Partnerships (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2018
Made 11th July 2018
Coming into force 1st
August 2018
THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 38(6) of the Limited Liability
Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2017[1], have made the following
Regulations –
1 Interpretation
In this Law “principal Law” means
the Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2017[2].
2 Article 8
amended
In the Article 8 of the principal Law –
(a) for
paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following
paragraph –
“(1) Every limited liability
partnership –
(a) subject to paragraph (3A), must appoint
a secretary from the date it is registered; and
(b) may appoint a deputy secretary to carry out
the secretary’s function when, for any reason, the secretary is unable to
carry out that function.”;
(b) after
paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –
“(3A) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply to a
limited liability partnership continued under Article 18(6) but such a
limited liability partnership shall, within 6 months after the date of
commencement of the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2018[3] –
(a) appoint a secretary; and
(b) notify the registrar of the name and address
of the secretary; in writing,
and until such appointment is
made, the designated partner (within the meaning given by Article 1(1) of
the Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1997[4]) shall carry out the
secretary’s functions under this Law.”;
(c) in paragraph (5),
for the words “paragraphs (1)” there shall be substituted the
words “paragraph (1), (3A)”.
3 Article 18
amended
In Article 18 of the principal Law, after paragraph (5),
there shall be added the following paragraph –
“(6) Despite any other provision
of this Law, a limited liability partnership that is registered and existing
under the Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1997[5] shall, from the date of
commencement of this Law, continue –
(a) as if it has been registered and granted a
certificate under paragraph (4); and
(b) as a limited liability partnership to which
this Law applies.”.
4 Citation
and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Limited Liability Partnerships
(Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2018 and shall come into force on
the same day as the Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2017[6].
dr. m. egan
Greffier of the States