Chapter III - Incorporation of Limited Liability Partnership and Matters Incidental Thereto
Section 19
Section 19: Change of registered name
An LLP may change the name registered with the Registrar by filing notice in the prescribed form and manner and paying the prescribed fee.
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Statutory text
Bare law
Any limited liability partnership may change its name registered with the Registrar by filing with him a notice of such change in such form and manner and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.
Key takeaways
LLP initiative
Section 19 authorises an LLP to change its registered name.
Filing and fee
Notice to the Registrar must follow prescribed form and manner and include the prescribed fee.
Read with name controls
The proposed name must satisfy section 15; section 16 provides a separate route to reserve a name.
Select the proposed name
Check the required suffix and prohibited-name grounds in section 15. Section 16 provides a separate name-reservation route.
File the statutory notice
Section 19 calls for notice to the Registrar in the prescribed form and manner and on payment of prescribed fees. Preserve acknowledgement and resulting registry record.
Update connected records
After the registry reflects the change, use the registered name consistently in contracts and communications. If the change follows a section 17 direction, apply that section’s additional deadlines.
Practical preparation
Review these points for the specific transaction or filing.
- Check the new name against section 15’s name controls.
- Consider section 16 name reservation if useful; section 19 itself states the notice-and-fee route.
- File the prescribed name-change notice and pay the prescribed fee.
- Confirm the updated Registrar record before using the new registered name.
Practical checklist
Do
- Use the prescribed filing process and keep fee proof.
- Check the Registrar’s updated record before using the new registered name.
Avoid
- Do not assume an internal LLP decision alone changes its registered name.
- Do not overlook section 17 when the change follows a Government direction.
Illustrative example
Hypothetical: voluntary name change
Harbor LLP voluntarily adopts a new brand name.
Screen name
Check section 15 requirements and consider optional reservation under section 16.
File notice
Submit the section 19 notice in the prescribed form and manner with the prescribed fee.
Confirm record
Check the Registrar’s updated record and then align business documents with the registered name.
Outcome
- The LLP follows the section 19 filing route; an internal branding decision alone does not change the registered name.
Glossary
- Registered name
- The LLP name recorded with the Registrar.
- Prescribed notice
- The form and filing manner specified by rules for a section 19 name change.
Frequently asked questions
How does an LLP change its registered name?
Section 19 requires a notice to the Registrar in the prescribed form and manner and payment of prescribed fees.
Is section 19 limited to Government-directed changes?
No. It states generally that any LLP may change its registered name; section 17 separately addresses conflict-based rectification.
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Contact BizeneedLast updated 10 October 2026