Incorporation document
Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 deals with incorporation document. For a limited liability partnership to be incorporated,-- (a) two or more persons associated for carrying on a lawful business with a view to profit shall subscribe their names to an incorporation document; The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2009.
(1) For a limited liability partnership to be incorporated,--
(a) two or more persons associated for carrying on a lawful business with a view to profit shall subscribe their names to an incorporation document;
(b) the incorporation document shall be filed in such manner and with such fees, as may be prescribed with the Registrar of the State in which the registered office of the limited liability partnership is to be situated; and
(c) there shall be filed along with the incorporation document, a statement in the prescribed form, made by either an advocate, or a Company Secretary or a Chartered Accountant or a Cost Accountant, who is engaged in the formation of the limited liability partnership and by any one who subscribed his name to the incorporation document, that all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder have been complied with, in respect of incorporation and matters precedent and incidental thereto.
(2) The incorporation document shall--
(a) be in a form as may be prescribed;
(b) state the name of the limited liability partnership;
(c) state the proposed business of the limited liability partnership;
(d) state the address of the registered office of the limited liability partnership;
(e) state the name and address of each of the persons who are to be partners of the limited liability partnership on incorporation;
(f) state the name and address of the persons who are to be designated partners of the limited liability partnership on incorporation;
(g) contain such other information concerning the proposed limited liability partnership as may be prescribed.
(3) If a person makes a statement under clause (c) of sub-section (1) which he--
(a) knows to be false; or
(b) does not believe to be true,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.
Section 11, The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (Act 6 of 2009).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 2
Made under this section, and citing it
5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- LLP Second Amend Rules 2018Rule 2018
- Corrigendum to LLP amendment rules, 2012 (GSR 430(E) dated 5th June 2012): G.S.R 485(E) (220 KB)Rule 2012
- Limited Liability Partnership (Winding up and Dissolution) Rules, 2012: G.S.R. 550(E) (8 MB)Rule 2012
- Through the Notification No. G.S.R.6(E) dated 6th January, 2010, the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 67 of Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 (6 of 2009), made applicable the provisions of sections 441, 443, 445, 446, 448, 450, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 458A, 460, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 481, 482, 483, 484, 486, 487, 488, 494, 497, 511, 511A, 512, 514, 515, 517, 518, 519, 528, 529, 529A, 530, 531, 531A, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 558, 559, 560 and 584 of the Companies Act, 1956 to a limited liability partnership, except where the context otherwise requires, with certain modificationsNotification 2010
- Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009: G.S.R. 229(E) (6.8 MB)Rule 2009
Questions about Section 11
What does Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act deal with?
Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act is headed "Incorporation document". For a limited liability partnership to be incorporated,-- (a) two or more persons associated for carrying on a lawful business with a view to profit shall subscribe their names to an incorporation document;
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Limited Liability Partnership Act 11, section 11 Limited Liability Partnership Act, section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act. People searching for it also type llp act form 11. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 5 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently LLP Second Amend Rules 2018 (2018), then Corrigendum to LLP amendment rules, 2012 (GSR 430(E) dated 5th June 2012): G.S.R 485(E) (220 KB) (2012).
When did Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, cited as Limited Liability Partnership Act 11, came into force on 31 Mar 2009, having been enacted on 07 Jan 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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