Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

Chapter: I
Preliminary
Section 1	:	Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2	:	Definitions
Chapter: II
Nature of limited liability partnership
Section 3	:	Limited liability partnership to be body corporate
Section 4	:	Non-applicability of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932
Section 5	:	Partners
Section 6	:	Minimum number of partners
Section 7	:	Designated partners
Section 8	:	Liabilities of designated partners
Section 9	:	Changes in designated partners
Section 10	:	Punishment for contravention of sections 7 and 9
Chapter: III
Incorporation of limited liability partnership and matters incidental thereto
Section 11	:	Incorporation document
Section 12	:	Incorporation by registration
Section 13	:	Registered office of limited liability partnership and change therein
Section 14	:	Effect of registration
Section 15	:	Name
Section 16	:	Reservation of name
Section 17	:	Rectification of name of limited liability partnership
Section 18	:	Omitted
Section 19	:	Change of registered name
Section 20	:	Penalty for improper use of words "limited liability partnership" or "LLP"
Section 21	:	Publication of name and limited liability
Chapter: IV
Partners and their relations
Section 22	:	Eligibility to be partners
Section 23	:	Relationship of partners
Section 24	:	Cessation of partnership interest
Section 25	:	Registration of changes in partners
Chapter: V
Extent and limitation of liability of limited liability partnership and partners
Section 26	:	Partner as agent
Section 27	:	Extent of liability of limited liability partnership
Section 28	:	Extent of liability of partner
Section 29	:	Holding out
Section 30	:	Unlimited liability in case of fraud
Section 31	:	Whistle blowing
Chapter: VI
Contributions
Section 32	:	Form of contribution
Section 33	:	Obligation to contribute
Chapter: VII
Financial disclosures
Section 34	:	Maintenance of books of account, other records and audit, etc.
Section 34A	:	Accounting and auditing standards
Section 35	:	Annual return
Section 36	:	Inspection of documents kept by Registrar
Section 37	:	Penalty for false statement
Section 38	:	Power of Registrar to obtain information
Section 39	:	Compounding of offences
Section 40	:	Destruction of old records
Section 41	:	Enforcement of duty to make returns, etc.
Chapter: VIII
Assignment and transfer of partnership rights
Section 42	:	Partner's transferable interest
Chapter: IX
Investigation
Section 43	:	Investigation of the affairs of limited liability partnership
Section 44	:	Application by partners for investigation
Section 45	:	Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
Section 46	:	Power of inspectors to carry out investigation into affairs of related entities, etc.
Section 47	:	Production of documents and evidence
Section 48	:	Seizure of documents by inspector
Section 49	:	Inspector's report
Section 50	:	Prosecution
Section 51	:	Application for winding up of limited liability partnership
Section 52	:	Proceedings for recovery of damages or property
Section 53	:	Expenses of investigation
Section 54	:	Inspector's report to be evidence
Chapter: X
Conversion to limited liability partnership
Section 55	:	Conversion from firm into limited liability partnership
Section 56	:	Conversion from private company into limited liability partnership
Section 57	:	Conversion from unlisted public company into limited liability partnership
Section 58	:	Registration and effect of conversion
Chapter: XI
Foreign limited liability partnerships
Section 59	:	Foreign limited liability partnerships
Chapter: XII
Compromise, arrangement or reconstruction of limited liability partnerships
Section 60	:	Compromise, or arrangement of limited liability partnerships
Section 61	:	Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement
Section 62	:	Provisions for facilitating reconstruction or amalgamation of limited liability partnerships
Chapter: XIII
Winding up and dissolution
Section 63	:	Winding up and dissolution
Section 64	:	Circumstances in which limited liability partnership may be wound up by Tribunal
Section 65	:	Rules for winding up and dissolution
Chapter: XIV
Miscellaneous
Section 66	:	Business transactions of partner with limited liability partnership
Section 67	:	Application of the provisions of the Companies Act
Section 67A	:	Establishment of Special Courts
Section 67B	:	Procedure and powers of Special Court
Section 67C	:	Appeal and revision
Section 68	:	Electronic filing of documents
Section 68A	:	Registration offices
Section 69	:	Payment of additional fee
Section 70	:	Enhanced punishment
Section 71	:	Application of other laws not barred
Section 72	:	Jurisdiction of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
Section 73	:	Omitted
Section 74	:	General penalties
Section 75	:	Power of Registrar to strike defunct limited liability partnership off register
Section 76	:	Offences to limited liability partnerships
Section 76A	:	Adjudication of penalties
Section 77	:	Jurisdiction of Courts
Section 77A	:	Cognizance of offences
Section 78	:	Power to alter Schedules
Section 79	:	Power to make rules
Section 80	:	Power to remove difficulties
Section 81	:	Omitted
Schedules
Sch - 01	:	PROVISIONS REGARDING MATTERS RELATING TO MUTUAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTNERS AND LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AND ITS PARTNERS APPLICABLE IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY AGREEMENT ON SUCH MATTERS
Sch - 02	:	CONVERSION FROM FIRM INTO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Sch - 03	:	CONVERSION FROM PRIVATE COMPANY INTO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Sch - 04	:	CONVERSION FROM UNLISTED PUBLIC COMPANY INTO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP