Chapter IV - Partners and Their Relations
Section 22
Section 22: eligibility to be partners
Subscribers to the incorporation document become partners on incorporation; a later person joins under the LLP agreement.
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This article is for general information. Refer to the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 official text for the official provisions. If you need professional advice for your situation, contact Bizeneed.
Statutory text
Bare law
On the incorporation of a limited liability partnership, the persons who subscribed their names to the incorporation document shall be its partners and any other person may become a partner of the limited liability partnership by and in accordance with the limited liability partnership agreement.
Key takeaways
Core rule
Subscribers to the incorporation document become partners on incorporation; a later person joins under the LLP agreement.
Practical step
Identify subscribers at incorporation
How the section operates
Subscribers to the incorporation document become partners on incorporation; a later person joins under the LLP agreement.
Practical steps
Identify subscribers at incorporation; review the agreement's admission mechanism; record each later admission.
Practical preparation
Review these items against the Act and LLP records.
- Identify subscribers at incorporation
- Review the agreement's admission mechanism
- Record each later admission.
Practical checklist
Do
- Identify subscribers at incorporation
- Review the agreement's admission mechanism
- Record each later admission.
Avoid
- Do not rely on an undocumented assumption about the statutory requirement.
Illustrative example
Hypothetical: eligibility to be partners
Beacon LLP is incorporated by two subscribers and later considers a third partner.
Step 1
Verify the two subscribers' status
Step 2
Follow the agreement's admission process
Step 3
Record the third person's admission.
Outcome
- The third person becomes a partner only by and in accordance with the LLP agreement.
Glossary
- subscriber
- A person who signs the incorporation document before the LLP is formed.
Frequently asked questions
What does section 22 require?
Subscribers to the incorporation document become partners on incorporation; a later person joins under the LLP agreement.
What should the LLP check under section 22?
Identify subscribers at incorporation; review the agreement's admission mechanism; record each later admission.
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