Bare Act · Full Act
Chapters
Chapter I · 1–2
Chapter II · 3–10
Chapter III · 11–21
Chapter IV · 22–25
Chapter V · 26–31
Chapter VI · 32–33
Chapter VII · 34–41
Chapter VIII · 42
Chapter IX · 43–54
Chapter X · 55–58
Chapter XI · 59
Chapter XII · 60–62
Chapter XIII · 63–65
Chapter XIV · 66–81
The Schedules
The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
Act No. 6 of 2009 · 7th January, 2009 · Full text with the four Schedules and footnotes.
An Act to make provisions for the formation and regulation of limited liability partnerships and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Nature of Limited Liability Partnership
Chapter III — Incorporation of Limited Liability Partnership and Matters Incidental Thereto
- 11Incorporation document.
- 12Incorporation by registration.
- 13Registered office of limited liability partnership and change therein.
- 14Effect of registration.
- 15Name.
- 16Reservation of name.
- 17Rectification of name of limited liability partnership.
- 18Application for direction to change name in certain circumstances [Omitted or repealed]
- 19Change of registered name.
- 20Penalty for improper use of words “limited liability partnership” or “LLP”.
- 21Publication of name and limited liability.
Chapter IV — Partners and Their Relations
Chapter V — Extent and Limitation of Liability of Limited Liability Partnership and Partners
Chapter VI — Contributions
Chapter VII — Financial Disclosures
- 34Maintenance of books of account, other records and audit, etc.
- 34AAccounting and auditing standards.
- 35Annual return.
- 36Inspection of documents kept by Registrar.
- 37Penalty for false statement.
- 38Power of Registrar to obtain information.
- 39Compounding of offences.
- 40Destruction of old records.
- 41Enforcement of duty to make returns, etc.
Chapter VIII — Assignment and Transfer of Partnership Rights
Chapter IX — Investigation
- 43Investigation of the affairs of limited liability partnership.
- 44Application by partners for investigation.
- 45Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector.
- 46Power of inspectors to carry out investigation into affairs of related entities, etc.
- 47Production of documents and evidence.
- 48Seizure of documents by inspector.
- 49Inspector's report.
- 50Prosecution.
- 51Application for winding up of limited liability partnership.
- 52Proceedings for recovery of damages or property.
- 53Expenses of investigation.
- 54Inspector's report to be evidence.
Chapter X — Conversion Into Limited Liability Partnership
Chapter XI — Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships
Chapter XII — Compromise, Arrangement Or Reconstruction of Limited Liability Partnerships
Chapter XIII — Winding Up and Dissolution
Chapter XIV — Miscellaneous
- 66Business transactions of partner with limited liability partnership.
- 67Application of the provisions of the Companies Act.
- 67AEstablishment of Special Courts.
- 67BProcedure and powers of Special Court.
- 67CAppeal and revision.
- 68Electronic filing of documents.
- 68ARegistration offices.
- 69Payment of additional fee.
- 70Enhanced punishment.
- 71Application of other laws not barred.
- 72Jurisdiction of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
- 73Penalty on non-compliance of any order passed by Tribunal. [Omitted or repealed]
- 74General penalties.
- 75Power of Registrar to strike defunct limited liability partnership off register.
- 76Offences to limited liability partnerships.
- 76AAdjudication of penalties.
- 77Jurisdiction of Court.
- 77ACognizance of offences.
- 78Power to alter Schedules.
- 79Power to make rules.
- 80Power to remove difficulties.
- 81Transitional provisions. [Omitted or repealed]
The Schedules
Source: India Code (indiacode.nic.in), Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (Act No. 6 of 2009), official text as on 1st September, 2026, with the official footnotes. Sections 18, 73 and 81 are omitted and are listed with the official note.
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