The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

Central Act · Act 6 of 200985 provisions41 citing judgments

The enactment

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• Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
• Section 2 Definitions.5 citing judgments
• Section 3 Limited liability partnership to be body corporate.2 citing judgments
• Section 4 Non-applicability of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
• Section 5 Partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 6 Minimum number of partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 7 Designated partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 8 Liabilities of designated partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 9 Changes in designated partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 10 Punishment for contravention of sections 7 and 9.1 citing judgment
• Section 11 Incorporation document.2 citing judgments
• Section 12 Incorporation by registration.1 citing judgment
• Section 13 Registered office of limited liability partnership and change therein.1 citing judgment
• Section 14 Effect of registration.2 citing judgments
• Section 15 Name.1 citing judgment
• Section 16 Reservation of name.1 citing judgment
• Section 17 Rectification of name of limited liability partnership.1 citing judgment
• Section 19 Change of registered name.1 citing judgment
• Section 20 Penalty for improper use of words "limited liability partnership" or "LLP".1 citing judgment
• Section 21 Publication of name and limited liability.2 citing judgments
• Section 22 Eligibility to be partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 23 Relationship of partners.2 citing judgments
• Section 24 Cessation of partnership interest.1 citing judgment
• Section 25 Registration of changes in partners.1 citing judgment
• Section 26 Partner as agent.1 citing judgment
• Section 27 Extent of liability of limited liability partnership.1 citing judgment
• Section 28 Extent of liability of partner.1 citing judgment
• Section 29 Holding out.1 citing judgment
• Section 30 Unlimited liability in case of fraud.1 citing judgment
• Section 31 Whistle blowing.2 citing judgments
• Section 32 Form of contribution.1 citing judgment
• Section 33 Obligation to contribute.
• Section 34 Maintenance of books of account, other records and audit, etc.
• Section 34A Accounting and auditing standards.
• Section 35 Annual return.
• Section 36 Inspection of documents kept by Registrar.
• Section 37 Penalty for false statement.
• Section 38 Power of Registrar to obtain information.
• Section 39 Compounding of offences.
• Section 40 Destruction of old records.
• Section 41 Enforcement of duty to make returns, etc.
• Section 42 Partner's transferable interest.
• Section 43 Investigation of the affairs of limited liability partnership.
• Section 44 Application by partners for investigation.
• Section 45 Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector.
• Section 46 Power of inspectors to carry out investigation into affairs of related entities, etc.
• Section 47 Production of documents and evidence.
• Section 48 Seizure of documents by inspector.
• Section 49 Inspector's report.
• Section 50 Prosecution.
• Section 51 Application for winding up of limited liability partnership.
• Section 52 Proceedings for recovery of damages or property.
• Section 53 Expenses of investigation.
• Section 54 Inspector's report to be evidence.
• Section 55 Conversion from firm into limited liability partnership.
• Section 56 Conversion from private company into limited liability partnership.
• Section 57 Conversion from unlisted public company into limited liability partnership.
• Section 58 Registration and effect of conversion.
• Section 59 Foreign limited liability partnerships.1 citing judgment
• Section 60 Compromise, or arrangement of limited liability partnerships.1 citing judgment
• Section 61 Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement.
• Section 62 Provisions for facilitating reconstruction or amalgamation of limited liability partnerships.
• Section 63 Winding up and dissolution.
• Section 64 Circumstances in which limited liability partnership may be wound up by Tribunal.
• Section 65 Rules for winding up and dissolution.
• Section 66 Business transactions of partner with limited liability partnership.
• Section 67 Application of the provisions of the Companies Act.
• Section 67A Establishment of Special Courts.
• Section 67B Procedure and powers of Special Court.
• Section 67C Appeal and revision.
• Section 68 Electronic filing of documents.
• Section 68A Registration offices.
• Section 69 Payment of additional fee.
• Section 70 Enhanced punishment.
• Section 71 Application of other laws not barred.
• Section 72 Jurisdiction of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
• Section 74 General penalties.
• Section 75 Power of Registrar to strike defunct limited liability partnership off register.
• Section 76 Offences to limited liability partnerships.
• Section 76A Adjudication of penalties.
• Section 77 Jurisdiction of Courts.
• Section 77A Cognizance of offences.
• Section 78 Power to alter Schedules.
• Section 79 Power to make rules.
• Section 80 Power to remove difficulties.