(1) For the heading of Chapter 1 of Part 5 (an LLP’s members) substitute “Information about members” .
(2) For regulation 17A (alternative method of record keeping) substitute—
Notification of information about members
(17A) Sections 167G to 167L apply to LLPs, modified so that they read as follows—
Duty to notify registrar of change in members
(167G)
(1) An LLP must give notice to the registrar if a person—
(a) becomes a member of the LLP, or
(b) ceases to be a member of the LLP.
(2) The notice must specify the date on which the person became or ceased to be a member of the LLP.
(3) Where all the members from time to time of an LLP are designated members, subsection (1) does not require notice that a person has become or ceased to be a designated member as well as a member.
(4) A notice under subsection (1)(a) of a person having become a member must contain—
(a) a statement of the required information about the new member (see sections 167J and 167K);
(b) a statement by the LLP that the person has consented to act in that capacity;
(c) if the person is an individual, a statement that their identity is verified within the meaning of section 1110A;
(d) a statement that the person is not disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation (see section 159A(2));
(e) if the person would be disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation but for the permission of a court to act, a statement to that effect specifying—
(i) the court by which permission was given, and
(ii) the date on which permission was given.
(f) if the person would be disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation by virtue of section 11A of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 or Article 15A of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (designated persons under sanctions legislation) but for the authority of a licence of the kind mentioned in that section or Article, a statement to that effect specifying—
(i) the date on which the licence was issued, and
(ii) by whom it was issued.
(5) In subsection (3)(e) “ permission of a court to act ” means permission of a court under a provision mentioned in column 2 of the table in section 159A(2).
(6) Subsection (1)(a) does not require an LLP, on its incorporation, to give notice in relation to a person named as a member in the incorporation document under section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.
(7) A notice under this section must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the person becomes or ceases to be a member.
Duty to notify registrar of changes of information
(167H)
(1) An LLP must give notice to the registrar of any change in the required information about a member (see sections 167J and 167K).
(2) The notice must specify the date on which the change occurred.
(3) A notice under this section must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the change occurs.
(4) Where an LLP gives notice of a change of a member’s service address but not their residential address, the notice must contain a statement that the residential address is unchanged.
Notification of changes occurring before LLP’s incorporation
(167I)
(1) An LLP must give notice to the registrar if a proposed member of the LLP did not become a member on its incorporation.
(2) An LLP must give notice to the registrar of any change in the required information about a proposed member that occurred—
(a) after the incorporation document for the LLP was delivered to the registrar, but
(b) before the LLP was incorporated.
(3) But an LLP is not required to give notice under subsection (2) in respect of a person if it gives notice under subsection (1) in respect of the person.
(4) A notice under subsection (2) must specify the date on which the change occurred.
(5) A notice under this section must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the LLP was incorporated.
(6) In this section—
“ incorporation document ” means an incorporation document under section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000;
“ proposed member ” means a person mentioned in the incorporation document as a person who is to be a member of an LLP on incorporation.
Required information about a member: individuals
(167J)
(1) The required information about a member (or proposed member) who is an individual is—
(a) name, date of birth and nationality;
(b) any relevant former names;
(c) a service address (which may be stated as “The LLP’s registered office”);
(d) usual residential address;
(e) the part of the United Kingdom in which the individual is usually resident or, if the individual is usually resident in a country or state outside the United Kingdom, that country or state.
(2) In subsection (1)(b) “ relevant former name ” means any former name other than—
(a) in the case of a peer, or an individual normally known by a British title, the name by which the individual was known previous to the adoption of or succession to the title, or
(b) in the case of any person—
(i) a former name which was changed or disused before the person attained the age of 16 years,
(ii) a former name which has been changed or disused for 20 years or more, or
(iii) a former name which the registrar is required to refrain from making available for public inspection or from disclosing (or both) by virtue of regulations under section 1088(1)(a) or (b).
(3) In this section—
“ former name ” means a name by which the individual was formerly known for business purposes;
“ name ” means the individual’s forename and surname.
(4) Where a member (or proposed member) is a peer or an individual usually known by a title, any requirement imposed by this Act, the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 or regulations made under that Act to provide the individual’s name because it forms part of the required information may be satisfied by providing that title instead of the individual’s forename and surname.
(5) In this section—
“ incorporation document ” means an incorporation document under section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000;
“ proposed members ” means a person mentioned in the incorporation document as a person who is to be a member of an LLP on incorporation.
Required information about a member: corporate members and firms
(167K)
(1) The required information about a member (or proposed member) that is a body corporate, or a firm that is a legal person under the law by which it is governed, is—
(a) corporate or firm name;
(b) principal office;
(c) a service address (which may be stated as “The LLP’s registered office”);
(d) in the case of a limited company that is a UK-registered company, the registered number;
(e) in any other case, particulars of—
(i) the legal form of the body corporate or firm and the law by which it is governed, and
(ii) if applicable, the register in which it is entered (including details of the state) and its registration number in that register.
(2) In this section—
“ incorporation document ” means an incorporation document under section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000;
“ proposed members ” means a person mentioned in the incorporation document as a person who is to be a member of an LLP on incorporation.
Members: offence of failure to notify of changes
(167L)
(1) If an LLP fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 167G, 167H or 167I, an offence is committed by—
(a) the LLP, and
(b) every member of the LLP who is in default.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) After regulation 17A, as substituted by paragraph (2), insert—
Prohibition on member acting unless ID verified
(17AA) Section 167M (prohibition on director acting unless ID verified) applies to LLPs, modified so that it reads as follows—
Prohibition on member acting unless ID verified
(167M)
(1) An individual must not act as a member of an LLP unless the individual’s identity is verified within the meaning of section 1110A (meaning of “ identity is verified ”).
(2) An LLP must ensure that an individual does not act as a member unless the individual’s identity is verified within the meaning of section 1110A.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
(4) If an LLP contravenes subsection (2) an offence is committed by—
(a) the LLP, and
(b) every member of the LLP who is in default.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.
(6) The only consequences of contravening subsections (1) and (2) are the offences provided for by this section (so that, for example, a contravention does not in any way affect the validity of an individual’s acts as a member).
Prohibition on acting unless membership notified
(17AB) Section 167N (prohibition on acting unless directorship notified) applies to LLPs, modified so that it reads as follows—
Prohibition on acting unless membership notified
(167N)
(1) This section applies where—
(a) a person has become a member of an LLP otherwise than on its incorporation, and
(b) notice under section 167G of the person having done so has not been given within the period mentioned in subsection (7) of that section.
(2) The person may not act as a member of the LLP until notice is given under section 167G.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence.
(4) Where the offence is committed by a firm, every officer of the firm who is in default also commits the offence.
(5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that they reasonably believed that notice had been given under section 167G.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.
(7) The only consequence of a contravention of subsection (2) is the offence provided for by this section (so that, for example, a contravention does not in any way affect the validity of a person’s acts as a member).
(4) Omit regulations 18 (requirements for register of members) and 18A (option to keep information on the central register).