Section 57
of Limited Liability Partnerships Order, 2010
Section 57
(1)
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations which are necessary or expedient for giving effect to or carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Order and for the due administration thereof.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following matters –
(a)
the registration and regulation of foreign limited liability partnerships;
(b)
the powers and duties of the Registrar;
(c)
the forms for the purposes of this Order, including the form of registers to be kept and the places at which the registers are to be kept;
(d)
the translation of documents and records required for the purposes of this Order, and the authentication and lodgment of any such translation;
(e)
all matters connected with or arising from the restrictions as to the business name which may be used by a limited liability partnership registered under this Order;
(f)
the fees to be charged in respect of anything done under or by virtue of this Order, and the method of payment of such fees;
(g)
the persons or classes of persons who are to be exempted from the payment of any fee or part thereof;
(h)
the penalties for the late lodgment of documents;
(i)
prescribing all matters and things which are required or which may be prescribed otherwise than by rules, under or for the purposes of this Order.
(3)
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, in making any regulations provide that any contravention of, or failure or neglect to comply with, any provision of the regulations or any directive issued by the Registrar pursuant to those regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Incorporating amendments until S 1/2016
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BLUV as at 14th January 2016
(4)
In this section, “foreign limited liability partnership” means a partnership formed, registered or incorporated outside Brunei Darussalam in which the liability of the partners is limited, and having such other features as may be prescribed by the Minister.
Rules of Court.