Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009

Chapter: I
PRELIMINARY
Rule 1	:	Short title and commencement
Rule 2	:	Definitions
Rule 3	:	Forms
Rule 4	:	Authentication of electronic forms
Rule 5	:	Fees
Rule 6	:	Manner and conditions of filing, recording or registering of documents, forms, notices, statements, returns
Chapter: II
NATURE OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 7	:	Prior consent to act as a designated partner
Rule 8	:	Form and Fees for consent to act as designated partner
Rule 9	:	Capability of being appointed as a designated partner
Chapter: III
DESIGNATED PARTNER’S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Rule 10	:	Obtaining Designated Partner Identification Number
Chapter: IV
INCORPORATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 11	:	Form for incorporation
Rule 12	:	Body Corporates and Foreign nationals residing outside India
Rule 13	:	Statement to be filed along with the incorporation document
Rule 14	:	Register of LLPs and LLP identification number (LLPIN)
Rule 15	:	Manner of Servicing a document on a limited liability partnership or a partner or designated partner
Rule 16.	:	Address for service of documents
Rule 17	:	Change in place of registered office
Rule 18	:	Name of limited liability partnership
Rule 19	:	Similar or Resembling Name of limited liability partnership
Rule 19A	:	Allotment of new name to existing LLP under sub-section (3) of section 17
Rule 20	:	Change in Name
Chapter: V
Partners and their relations
Rule 21	:	Limited Liability Partnership Agreement
Rule 22	:	Registration of changes in partners
Rule 22A	:	Register of Partners
Rule 22B	:	Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any contribution
Chapter: VI
Form of Contribution
Rule 23	:	Contribution of partner
Chapter: VII
Financial Disclosures
Rule 24	:	Maintenance of books of account, other records and audit, etc.
Rule 25	:	Annual return
Rule 26	:	Inspection of documents kept by Registrar
Chapter: VIII
DESTRUCTION OF OLD RECORDS
Rule 27	:	Destruction of old records
Chapter: IX
INVESTIGATIONS
Rule 28	:	Investigation of the affairs of limited liability partnership
Rule 29	:	Application by partners for investigation
Rule 30	:	Copy of Inspector's report
Rule 31	:	Authentication of Inspector's report
Chapter: X
CONVERSION TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 32	:	Conversion of a firm, private company or an unlisted public company into limited liability partnership
Rule 33	:	Intimation of conversion
Chapter: XI
FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 34	:	Foreign limited liability partnership
Chapter: XII
COMPROMISE, ARRANGEMENT OR RECONSTRUCTION OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
Rule 35	:	COMPROMISE, ARRANGEMENT OR RECONSTRUCTION OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.
Chapter: XIII
ELECTRONIC FILING OF DOCUMENTS
Rule 36	:	ELECTRONIC FILING OF DOCUMENTS
Chapter: XIV
STRIKING OFF NAME OF DEFUNCT LLP
Rule 37	:	STRIKING OFF NAME OF DEFUNCT LLP
Rule 37A	:	Adjudication of penalties
Rule 37B	:	Appeal against order of adjudicating officer
Rule 37C	:	Registration of appeal
Rule 37D	:	Disposal of appeal by Regional Director
Chapter: XV
CONVERSION FROM FIRM TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 38	:	CONVERSION FROM FIRM TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Chapter: XVI
CONVERSION FROM PRIVATE COMPANY TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 39	:	CONVERSION FROM PRIVATE COMPANY TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Chapter: XVII
CONVERSION FROM UNLISTED PUBLIC COMPANY TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Rule 40	:	CONVERSION FROM UNLISTED PUBLIC COMPANY TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Chapter: XVIII
COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES
Rule 41	:	COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES
Annexure
ANNEXURE A	:	Conversion Fee from Partnership firm or Private company or Unlisted public company into LLP
ANNEXURE B	:	Permanent period of Preservation of Documents
ANNEXURE C	:	Limited Period of Preservation of Documents
ANNEXURE D	:	Particulars Of Documents Relating To Limited Liability Partnership