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The Bill also seeks to validate certain previous revenue collection actions of the Registrar. Further, the Bill provides for matters which are incidental and connected to its purposes. Clause 1 provides the short title and commencement of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 2 of the principal Act to include a definition for the words \u201cregulatory laws\u201d, which have the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the Companies Act (2023 Revision). Clause 3 amends the principal Act by inserting proposed section 49A, which deals with the name convention for limited partnerships. Among other things, the clause provides that the name of a limited partnership shall end with the words \u201cLimited Partnership\u201d or the abbreviation \u201cL.P.\u201d or \u201cLP\u201d. Clause 4 amends the principal Act by inserting proposed section 54A, which deals with administrative services. The proposed section 54A provides that, for a prescribed fee, the Registrar may provide prescribed administrative services. Clause 5 amends the principal Act by repealing and substituting section 55. The proposed section 55 which deals with express fees, expands the list of transactions for which the Registrar may charge express fees for an expedited service. Clause 6 amends section 56 of the principal Act to provide for, among other things, the making of regulations prescribing the fees payable to the Registrar under the legislation, including the fees payable for the provision of administrative services by the Registrar. Clause 7 deals with the validation of certain fees collected, without statutory authority, by the Registrar. Where those fees were charged and collected prior to the commencement of this amending and validating legislation, this clause seeks to validate the collection of those fees by the Registrar as if the Registrar was empowered to do so under this amending and validating legislation. Clause 8 provides that this amending and validating legislation does not affect any order or determination made by a court relating to fees collected by the Registrar for a service provided before the commencement of this amending and validating legislation. Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Arrangement of Clauses Introduced PARTNERSHIP (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL, 2024 Arrangement of Clauses Clause 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Clause 1 Introduced PARTNERSHIP (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL, 2024 A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PARTNERSHIP ACT (2024 REVISION) TO PROVIDE FOR THE NAME CONVENTION FOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRAR\u2019S COLLECTION OF FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES; TO VALIDATE CERTAIN REVENUE COLLECTION ACTIONS OF THE REGISTRAR; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2024. (2) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 2 of the Partnership Act (2024 Revision) - interpretation 2. The Partnership Act (2024 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is amended in section 2 as follows \u2014 Clause 3 Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Introduced (a) in the definition of the words \u201cregistered office provider\u201d, by deleting the word \u201cand\u201d appearing at the end of the definition; (b) in the definition of the word \u201cRegistrar\u201d, by deleting the full stop and substituting the words \u201c; and\u201d; and (c) by inserting after the definition of the word \u201cRegistrar\u201d the following definition \u2014 \u201c \u201cregulatory laws\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the Companies Act (2023 Revision).\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Insertion of section 49A - name convention 3. The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 49 the following section \u2014 \u201cName convention 49A. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the name of a limited partnership shall end with \u2014 (a) the words \u201cLimited Partnership\u201d; or (b) the abbreviation \u201cL.P.\u201d or \u201cLP\u201d. (2) A limited partnership shall not be registered by or have a name which \u2014 (a) either \u2014 (i) is identical to that by which \u2014 (A) a limited partnership in existence and registered under this Act is already registered (except where the limited partnership in existence is in the course of being dissolved and has signified its consent in such manner as the Registrar may specify); (B) a limited liability partnership in existence and registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act (2023 Revision) is already registered (except where the limited liability partnership in existence is in the course of being dissolved and has signified its consent in such manner as the Registrar may specify); or (C) an exempted limited partnership in existence and registered under the Exempted Limited Partnership Act (2021 Revision) is already registered (except where the exempted limited partnership in existence is in the course of being dissolved and has signified its consent in such manner as the Registrar may specify); or Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Clause 4 Introduced (ii) in the opinion of the Registrar, so nearly resembles the name of a limited partnership, limited liability partnership or exempted limited partnership in existence and referred to under paragraph (a) as to be likely to mislead; (b) contains any word that a company incorporated under the Companies Act (2023 Revision) would not be permitted to use in its name, with or without the consent of the Registrar of Companies; or (c) in the opinion of the Registrar, suggests that the limited partnership is licensed, whether in the Islands or elsewhere, to carry on business that is subject to the regulatory laws of the Islands when it is not so licensed or, for any other reason, is likely to mislead as to whether it is so licensed. (3) A person may apply to reserve a specified name by \u2014 (a) filing with the Registrar (including by permitted electronic means) an application executed by the applicant specifying the name to be reserved and the name and address of the applicant; and (b) paying the prescribed application fee, and if the Registrar finds that the name is available for use by a limited partnership, the Registrar may reserve the name for a period of up to one hundred and twenty days for the exclusive use of the applicant. (4) On or before the expiry of the period for name reservation under subsection (3), the applicant may make further successive applications, pursuant to subsection (3), to reserve the specified name.\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Insertion of section 54A - administrative services 4. The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 54 the following section \u2014 \u201cAdministrative services 54A. The Registrar, for a fee as may be prescribed, may provide \u2014 (a) the processing of refunds; (b) the correction of errors; (c) certification; (d) certificates; (e) customized letters; (f) customized certificates; Clause 5 Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Introduced (g) filing of documents; (h) copying; or (i) any other administrative service as may be prescribed.\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Repeal and substitution of section 55 - express fees 5. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 55 and substituting the following section \u2014 \u201cExpress fees 55. (1) Notwithstanding the fees provided for in this Part, the Registrar may provide an expedited service for \u2014 (a) registration; (b) the delivery of an administrative service under section 54A; or (c) the delivery of any other service as may be prescribed, for which the prescribed express fee shall be payable. (2) The Registrar, on receipt of \u2014 (a) an application for registration under section 49; (b) a request for certification; (c) an application for a certificate which the Registrar is authorized to provide; (d) a filing of any document (other than where the filing is part of an application); (e) a request for a customized certificate; (f) a request for a customized letter; or (g) a request for a copy of a record or document retained by the Registrar, which is accompanied by the prescribed express fee shall complete the transaction for which the respective application, request or filing is made by \u2014 (i) the end of the working day, where the respective application, request or filing and all fees are received by 12 noon; or (ii) 12 noon on the following working day, where the respective application, request or filing and all fees are received after 12 noon.\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 56 - regulations 6. The principal Act is amended in section 56(1) by repealing paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraphs \u2014 Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Clause 7 Introduced \u201c(a) the fees payable to the Registrar under this Act including fees payable for \u2014 (i) the filing of any document (other than where the filing is part of an application); (ii) the processing of refunds; (iii) the provision of photocopies of documents or the correction of typographical errors in respect of filings by limited partnerships (other than where the filing is part of an application); (iv) the provision of customized letters; (v) the issuance of certificates; (vi) the issuance of customized certificates that contain information of multiple certificates combined in one certificate; and (vii) any other administrative service provided by the Registrar; (ab) express fees payable to the Registrar for the expedited delivery of any of the administrative services provided by the Registrar;\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Validation of payment and collection of fees 7. The payment of fees to, and the charging and collection of fees by, the Registrar without statutory authority for any service provided by the Registrar prior to the commencement of this amending and validating Act are \u2014 (a) validated; and (b) taken to have been lawfully charged by, paid to and collected by the Registrar, as if the Registrar was empowered under the principal Act, as amended by this amending and validating Act, to charge and collect those fees. Clause 8 Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024 Introduced 8. Orders or determinations by court not affected 8. This amending and validating Act does not affect any order or determination made by a court with respect to fees charged by, paid to and collected by the Registrar without statutory authority for any service provided by the Registrar prior to the commencement of this amending and validating Act. Passed by the Parliament the day of , 2024. 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The Bill also seeks to validate certain previous revenue\ncollection actions of the Registrar. Further, the Bill provides for matters which are\nincidental and connected to its purposes.\nClause 1 provides the short title and commencement of the legislation.\nClause 2 amends section 2 of the principal Act to include a definition for the words\n\u201cregulatory laws\u201d, which have the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the Companies Act\n(2023 Revision).\nClause 3 amends the principal Act by inserting proposed section 49A, which deals with the\nname convention for limited partnerships. Among other things, the clause provides that the\nname of a limited partnership shall end with the words \u201cLimited Partnership\u201d or the\nabbreviation \u201cL.P.\u201d or \u201cLP\u201d.\nClause 4 amends the principal Act by inserting proposed section 54A, which deals with\nadministrative services. The proposed section 54A provides that, for a prescribed fee, the\nRegistrar may provide prescribed administrative services.\nClause 5 amends the principal Act by repealing and substituting section 55. The proposed\nsection 55 which deals with express fees, expands the list of transactions for which the\nRegistrar may charge express fees for an expedited service.\nClause 6 amends section 56 of the principal Act to provide for, among other things, the\nmaking of regulations prescribing the fees payable to the Registrar under the legislation,\nincluding the fees payable for the provision of administrative services by the Registrar.\nClause 7 deals with the validation of certain fees collected, without statutory authority, by\nthe Registrar. Where those fees were charged and collected prior to the commencement of\nthis amending and validating legislation, this clause seeks to validate the collection of those\nfees by the Registrar as if the Registrar was empowered to do so under this amending and\nvalidating legislation.\nClause 8 provides that this amending and validating legislation does not affect any order\nor determination made by a court relating to fees collected by the Registrar for a service\nprovided before the commencement of this amending and validating legislation.\n\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\nArrangement of Clauses\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPARTNERSHIP (AMENDMENT AND\nVALIDATION) BILL, 2024\n\nArrangement of Clauses\nClause\nPage\n1.\nShort title and commencement ..................................................................................................7\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Partnership Act (2024 Revision) - interpretation ........................7\n3.\nInsertion of section 49A - name convention ...............................................................................8\n4.\nInsertion of section 54A - administrative services .......................................................................9\n5.\nRepeal and substitution of section 55 - express fees ............................................................... 10\n6.\nAmendment of section 56 - regulations .................................................................................... 10\n7.\nValidation of payment and collection of fees ............................................................................ 11\n8.\nOrders or determinations by court not affected ........................................................................ 12\n\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\nClause 1\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPARTNERSHIP (AMENDMENT AND\nVALIDATION) BILL, 2024\n\nA BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PARTNERSHIP ACT (2024 REVISION) TO\nPROVIDE FOR THE NAME CONVENTION FOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS; TO\nPROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRAR\u2019S COLLECTION OF FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES;\nTO VALIDATE CERTAIN REVENUE COLLECTION ACTIONS OF THE REGISTRAR;\nAND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n1.\n(1) This Act may be cited as the Partnership (Amendment and Validation) Act,\n2024.\n(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made\nby the Cabinet.\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Partnership Act (2024 Revision) -\ninterpretation\n2.\nThe Partnership Act (2024 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is\namended in section 2 as follows \u2014\n\nClause 3\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\n\nPage 8\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(a)\nin the definition of the words \u201cregistered office provider\u201d, by deleting\nthe word \u201cand\u201d appearing at the end of the definition;\n(b) in the definition of the word \u201cRegistrar\u201d, by deleting the full stop and\nsubstituting the words \u201c; and\u201d; and\n(c)\nby inserting after the definition of the word \u201cRegistrar\u201d the following\ndefinition \u2014\n\u201c \u201cregulatory laws\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the\nCompanies Act (2023 Revision).\u201d.\n3.\nInsertion of section 49A - name convention\n3.\nThe principal Act is amended by inserting after section 49 the following section \u2014\n\u201cName convention\n49A. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the name of a limited partnership shall end\nwith \u2014\n(a)\nthe words \u201cLimited Partnership\u201d; or\n(b) the abbreviation \u201cL.P.\u201d or \u201cLP\u201d.\n(2) A limited partnership shall not be registered by or have a name\nwhich \u2014\n(a)\neither \u2014\n(i)\nis identical to that by which \u2014\n(A) a limited partnership in existence and registered\nunder this Act is already registered (except where the\nlimited partnership in existence is in the course of\nbeing dissolved and has signified its consent in such\nmanner as the Registrar may specify);\n(B) a limited liability partnership in existence and\nregistered under the Limited Liability Partnership\nAct (2023 Revision) is already registered (except\nwhere the limited liability partnership in existence is\nin the course of being dissolved and has signified its\nconsent in such manner as the Registrar may\nspecify); or\n(C) an exempted limited partnership in existence and\nregistered under the Exempted Limited Partnership\nAct (2021 Revision) is already registered (except\nwhere the exempted limited partnership in existence\nis in the course of being dissolved and has signified\nits consent in such manner as the Registrar may\nspecify); or\n\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\nClause 4\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 9\n\n(ii) in the opinion of the Registrar, so nearly resembles the\nname of a limited partnership, limited liability partnership\nor exempted limited partnership in existence and referred\nto under paragraph (a) as to be likely to mislead;\n(b) contains any word that a company incorporated under the\nCompanies Act (2023 Revision) would not be permitted to use\nin its name, with or without the consent of the Registrar of\nCompanies; or\n(c)\nin the opinion of the Registrar, suggests that the limited\npartnership is licensed, whether in the Islands or elsewhere, to\ncarry on business that is subject to the regulatory laws of the\nIslands when it is not so licensed or, for any other reason, is\nlikely to mislead as to whether it is so licensed.\n(3) A person may apply to reserve a specified name by \u2014\n(a)\nfiling with the Registrar (including by permitted electronic\nmeans) an application executed by the applicant specifying the\nname to be reserved and the name and address of the applicant;\nand\n(b) paying the prescribed application fee,\nand if the Registrar finds that the name is available for use by a\nlimited partnership, the Registrar may reserve the name for a period\nof up to one hundred and twenty days for the exclusive use of the\napplicant.\n(4) On or before the expiry of the period for name reservation under\nsubsection (3), the applicant may make further successive\napplications, pursuant to subsection (3), to reserve the specified\nname.\u201d.\n4.\nInsertion of section 54A - administrative services\n4.\nThe principal Act is amended by inserting after section 54 the following section \u2014\n\u201cAdministrative services\n54A. The Registrar, for a fee as may be prescribed, may provide \u2014\n(a) the processing of refunds;\n(b) the correction of errors;\n(c) certification;\n(d) certificates;\n(e) customized letters;\n(f)\ncustomized certificates;\n\nClause 5\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\n\nPage 10\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(g) filing of documents;\n(h) copying; or\n(i)\nany other administrative service as may be prescribed.\u201d.\n5.\nRepeal and substitution of section 55 - express fees\n5.\nThe principal Act is amended by repealing section 55 and substituting the following\nsection \u2014\n\u201cExpress fees\n55. (1) Notwithstanding the fees provided for in this Part, the Registrar may\nprovide an expedited service for \u2014\n(a)\nregistration;\n(b) the delivery of an administrative service under section 54A; or\n(c)\nthe delivery of any other service as may be prescribed,\nfor which the prescribed express fee shall be payable.\n(2) The Registrar, on receipt of \u2014\n(a)\nan application for registration under section 49;\n(b) a request for certification;\n(c)\nan application for a certificate which the Registrar is authorized\nto provide;\n(d) a filing of any document (other than where the filing is part of\nan application);\n(e)\na request for a customized certificate;\n(f)\na request for a customized letter; or\n(g) a request for a copy of a record or document retained by the\nRegistrar,\nwhich is accompanied by the prescribed express fee shall complete\nthe transaction for which the respective application, request or filing\nis made by \u2014\n(i)\nthe end of the working day, where the respective\napplication, request or filing and all fees are received by\n12 noon; or\n(ii) 12 noon on the following working day, where the\nrespective application, request or filing and all fees are\nreceived after 12 noon.\u201d.\n6.\nAmendment of section 56 - regulations\n6.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 56(1) by repealing paragraph (a) and\nsubstituting the following paragraphs \u2014\n\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\nClause 7\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 11\n\n\u201c(a) the fees payable to the Registrar under this Act including fees\npayable for \u2014\n(i)\nthe filing of any document (other than where the filing is\npart of an application);\n(ii) the processing of refunds;\n(iii) the provision of photocopies of documents or the\ncorrection of typographical errors in respect of filings by\nlimited partnerships (other than where the filing is part of\nan application);\n(iv) the provision of customized letters;\n(v) the issuance of certificates;\n(vi) the issuance of customized certificates that contain\ninformation of multiple certificates combined in one\ncertificate; and\n(vii) any other administrative service provided by the\nRegistrar;\n(ab) express fees payable to the Registrar for the expedited delivery\nof any of the administrative services provided by the\nRegistrar;\u201d.\n7.\nValidation of payment and collection of fees\n7.\nThe payment of fees to, and the charging and collection of fees by, the Registrar\nwithout statutory authority for any service provided by the Registrar prior to the\ncommencement of this amending and validating Act are \u2014\n(a)\nvalidated; and\n(b) taken to have been lawfully charged by, paid to and collected by the\nRegistrar,\nas if the Registrar was empowered under the principal Act, as amended by this\namending and validating Act, to charge and collect those fees.\n\nClause 8\nPartnership (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2024\n\nPage 12\nIntroduced\nc\n\n8.\nOrders or determinations by court not affected\n8.\nThis amending and validating Act does not affect any order or determination made\nby a court with respect to fees charged by, paid to and collected by the Registrar\nwithout statutory authority for any service provided by the Registrar prior to the\ncommencement of this amending and validating Act.\nPassed by the Parliament the\nday of\n, 2024.\nSpeaker\nClerk of the Parliament","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:42.514473+00","cms_id":"2024-0023","law_type":"bill","year":"2024","number":"23","title":"Information and Communications Technology (Validation) Act, 2024 (Act 23 of 2024)","status":"bill"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"7141","expr_id":"2342","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2024-0023.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2024\/2024-0023\/2024-0023.akn.xml","content_md5":"a67aa09b723e4b50216cb8629ea15e8b","byte_size":"14972","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:42.661441+00"},{"file_id":"4683","expr_id":"2342","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2024-0023.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2024\/2024-0023\/2024-0023.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/BILLS\/2024\/2024-0023\/2024-0023.pdf","content_md5":"5be42025f4b3c06fde3fcd49119f65ce","byte_size":"253385","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.375304+00"},{"file_id":"4684","expr_id":"2342","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2024-0023.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2024\/2024-0023\/2024-0023.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2024\/2024-0023\/2024-0023.pdf","content_md5":"5be42025f4b3c06fde3fcd49119f65ce","byte_size":"253385","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.375304+00"}],"paragraph_count":2,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"2342","doc_id":"2342","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"55","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{commencement_metadata_problem,duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,title_mismatch}","llm_categories":"{}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,strip_page_furniture,verify_commencement_metadata,verify_title_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 2, \"high\": 1, \"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"stored title is not visible in the opening extracted text; 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