Section 18: Name of limited liability partnership

18. Name of limited liability partnership (1) The name of every limited liability partnership— (a) other than a foreign limited liability partnership, shall end with the words “Limited Liability Partnership”, the abbreviation “L.L.P.” or the designation “LLP”; and (b) may contain the name of any partner or any derivation thereof. (2) A limited liability partnership shall ensure that its name is clearly stated— (a) in every written communication sent by, or on behalf of, the limited liability partnership; and (b) on every document issued or signed by, or on behalf of, the limited liability partnership and which evidences or creates a legal obligation on the limited liability partnership. (3) No limited liability partnership shall be registered under a name which is— (a) identical to that of an existing limited liability partnership, company or statutory corporation, except where the existing limited liability partnership, company or statutory corporation is in the course of being dissolved and gives its consent in such manner as the Registrar may require; [Issue 9] L15A1 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) identical to a business name registered under the Business Registration Act. (4) Except with the Registrar’s written consent, in accordance with Practice Directions issued under section 8 (2), no limited liability partnership shall be registered under a name which includes— (a) the word “Authority”, “Government”, “Mauritius”, “National”, “President”, “Presidential”, “Regional”, “Republic”, “State”, or any other word which, in the Registrar’s opinion, suggests, or is likely to suggest, that it enjoys the patronage of Government or of a statutory corporation, or of Government of any other State; (b) the word “Municipal” or “Chartered” or any other word which, in the Registrar’s opinion, suggests, or is likely to suggest, a connection with a local authority in Mauritius or elsewhere; (c) the word “co-operative”; or (d) the words “Chamber of Commerce”. [S. 18 amended by s. 14 of Act 4 of 2017 w.e.f. 20 May 2017.]