LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS RULES

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS RULES

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS.

FEES.

(Cap. 37, section 10)
(Ordinance No. IS Of 1912).

[6th. December, 1912.]

Certificate of registration of a limited partnership $1.

Certified copy of or extract from any registered
statement, per folio of 72 words 30 cents.

LIMITED -PARTNERSHIPS- RULES-. -


(Cap. 37, section 15).

(Ordinance No. 18 Of 1912).

[13th December, 1912.]

1. These rules may be cited as the Limited Partnerships Rules.

2. The fees payable to the Registrar of Companies under the
Ordinance shall be as follows

(a)on the original registration of a limited partnership the sum
of twenty dollars;

(b)on the registration of a statement of any change within the
meaning of section 8 of the Ordinance occurring during the
continuance of a limited partnership the sum of three dollars.

3. The forms in the Appendix to these rules with such variations
as the circumstances of each case may require shall be the forms to be
used for the ptirposes of the Ordinance.





APPENDIX.

[s. 7.] FORM 1.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).

Stamps to the value of $20 must
Stamp. be affixed here.

No. of certificaie ...............
Application for registration of a limited partnership.
We, the undersigned, being the partners of the firm
hereby apply for registration as a limited partnership, and
for that purpose supply the following particulars, pursuant to
section 7 of the Limited Partnerships Ordinance (Chapter 37

of the Revised Edition).

The
firm
name.
The
general
nature
of the
business.
The
principal
place of
business.
The term, if any. for Term (if any) years.
which the partnership is If.no definite term, the
entered into, and the date conditions of existence of
of its commencement. the partnership.

Date of commencement.
THE PARTNERSHIP IS LIMITED.
Presented or forwarded for filing by

Full name and address of each Amount contributed by each
of the partners. limited partner, and whether
paid in cash, or how other-
wise.
General partners.
Limited partners.



Signatures of all the
partners.

Date ......................................................

A separate statement (Form 3) of the amounts contributed must accompany this application,
for the purpose of payment of capital duty, pursuant to section 10 of the Ordinance.





FORm 2.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).

A $3 fee
stamp must
be affixed
Stamp. here.

No. of certificate ...............
Notice of change in the limited partnership.
. .................. Here insert
name of firm
or limited
partnership.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 8 of the Limited
Partnerships Ordinance (Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition), that
the changes specified below have occurred in this limited partner-
ship-
(See Note at foot of this form.)

(a) Change in the Previous name.
firm name. New name.
General nature of business
as previously carried
(b) Change in the on.
general nature of the
business. General nature of business
as now carrie
(c) Change in the Previous place of business.
principal place of
business. New place of business.

Presented or forwarded for filing by

(d) Change in the
partners, or the name
of any partner.
Note.-Changes brought about by death, by transfer of interests,
by increase in the number of partners, or by change of name of
any partner, must be here notified.

Previous term (if any), but
if no definite term, then
the conditions under which
the partnership was con-
stituted.
(e) Change in the
term or character of
the partnership New term (if any), but if
no definite term, then the
conditions under which the
partnership is now con-
stituted.





(f) Change in the
sum contributed by any
limited partner.
Note-Any variation in the sum contributed by any limited
partner must be here stated. A statement (Form 4) of any increase
in the amount of the partnership capital, whether arising frorn an
increase of contributions or from introduction of fresh partners,
myst be made on a separate form, for the purpose of payment of
captial duty, pursuant to section 10 of the Ordinance.

(.g) Change in the
liability of any partner
by reason of his
becoming a limited
instead of a genera
partner, or a general
instead of a limited
partner.

Signature of firm .............................................
Date .............................................

Note-Each change must be entered in the proper division (a),
(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g), as the case may be.
Provision is made in this form for notifying all the changes
required by the Ordinance to be notified, but it will frequently happen
that only one item of change, such as change in the principal place
of business, for instance, has to be notified. In any such case,
the word Nil should be inserted in the other divisions.
The statement must be signed at the end by the firm, and
delivered for registration within seven days of the change or changes
taking place.

[s. 10.] FORM 3.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).

No. of certificate ...............

*.................. * Here insert
name of firm
or limited
partnership.

Statement of the capital contributed by limited partners.

The amounts contributed in cash or otherwise by
the limited partners of the firm Here insert
are as follows- name of firm
or limited
Partnership.





Amounts contributed in cash or
Names and addresses of otherwise (if otherwise than in
limited partners. cash, that fact, with particulars,
must be statSignature of a general partner ..........................................
Date ..........................................
Note-The stamp duty on the nominal capital is $2.50 for every
$1,000 or fraction of $1,000 contributed by each limited partner.
This statement must accompany the, application Form 1 for
registration of a limited partnership.
Presented or forwarded for registration by ........................

[s. 10.] FORM 4.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).
No. of certificate
........................................ Here insert
name of firm
or limited
partnership.
Statement of increase of capital contributed in
cash, or otherwise, by limited partners.

The capital of the limited partnership, Here insert
.............................name of firm
....................has been increased by or limited
of sums contributed, in cash or partnership.
otherwise, by the limited partners as follows-

Increase or additional sumTotal amount contributed.
Names of limitednow contributed. (if If otherwise than in cash,
partners. otherwise than in cash, that fact, with particulars,
that fact, with particulars, must be stated.)
must be stated.)

Signature of a general partner ..........................................
Date ..........................................





Note-In the case of a new limited partner, the first and third
columns only will be used.
The stamp duty on an increase of capital is $2.50 for every
$1,000 or fraction of $1,000 contributed by each limited partner.
This statement is to be filed within seven days of the increase
taking place.
Presented or forwarded for registration by ........................
........................

[s. 7.] FORM 5.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).

No . .....................

Certificate of registration of a limited partnership.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the firm
having lodged a
statement of particulars pursuant to section 7 of the Limited
Partnerships Ordinance (Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition), is this
day registered as a limited partnership.

GIVEN under my hand at Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kon
this clay of One thousand nine hundres
and
Fee stamp $
Stamp duty on capital $
Registrar of Companies.

[s. 9.1 FORm 6.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).

Notice of general partner becoming a limited partner.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under an arrangement entered
into on the day of - 1 19 1
ceases to be a general partner and becomes
a limited partner in the firm of
carrying on business as
at
Dated this day of 19

Signature ..........................................

Witness to the signature of ..........................................

(Name) ......................................................

(Address) ...................................................





[s. 9.1 FORm 7.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 37 of the Revised Edition).

Notice of assignment of share by limited partner.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under an arrangement entered
into on the day of 19
of the firm of carrying on business as
at
has assigned his share as a limited partner in the above-named
firm to

Dated this day of 19

Signature ..........................................

Witness to the signature of ..........................................

(Name) ......................................................

(Address) .......................................................

CHAPTER 38.
(Ordinance No. 1 Of 1897).
PARTNERSHIP.
No sztbsidiary legislation.
Regulations - Fraser, vol. 2, p. 711. Regulations - Fraser, vol. 2, p. 711. Appendix, contd.

Regulations - Fraser, vol. 2, p. 711. Regulations - Fraser, vol. 2, p. 711. Appendix, contd.

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