Section 19: Registration of limited partnership

19. Registration of limited partnership (1) Every limited partnership shall be registered in accordance with this Act. (2) An application for the registration of a limited partnership shall be made to the Registrar in such form and manner as the Registrar may approve and shall be accompanied by— (a) the written consent of the general partners for the registration of the limited partnership, given in such form as the Registrar may approve; (b) a statement containing such information on the limited partnership as the Registrar may require; (c) such fee as may be prescribed; and (d) a declaration, in such form as the Registrar may approve, signed by one or more of the general partners, stating the following particulars— (i) the name of the limited partnership; (ii) the nature of its business; (iii) its registered office and its principal place of business; [Issue 4] L15A – 12 Revised Laws of Mauritius (iv) in the case of a natural person, his full name and address; (v) in the case of a body corporate or an unincorporated body, the address of its registered office or, if none, its principal place of business; (vi) the duration for which the limited partnership is to exist and the date of commencement of that duration or, if the limited partnership is for unlimited duration, a statement to that effect; and (vii) such other information as the Registrar may require, or as the general partners may decide to include, in the declaration. (3) The limited partnership shall be deemed to have been registered as a limited partnership under this Act when the Registrar, upon being satisfied with all information provided in the application made under subsection (1)— (a) inscribes the name of the limited partnership in the Register; (b) allocates a registration number to the partnership; and (c) issues the limited partnership with a certificate of registration under section 20. (4) Unless otherwise provided in the partnership agreement, the partners may, by resolution, cause any error or formal defect— (a) in the entries relating to the limited partnership in the Register; or (b) in any declaration or other document filed with the Registrar in relation to the limited partnership under or for the purposes of this Act, to be rectified. (5) The Registrar, when registering a limited partnership in the Register, and when issuing a certificate of registration in respect of the limited partnership under section 20 or 22, may rely upon the documents filed with him in all respects and shall not be bound to enquire further as to whether, in relation to the limited partnership, the requirements of this Act have been complied with.