General Partnership Regulations

Consolidated Version No. 3 

The Board of Directors of the DIFCA, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by Article 58 of the Law, hereby make these Regulations. 

1 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION 

1.1.1 These Regulations may be cited as the “General Partnership Regulations”. 

1.1.2

These Regulations apply to: 

(a) persons applying for the registration of a General Partnership or a Recognised Partnership under the Law; 
(b) Partners, officers and employees of General Partnerships and Recognised Partnerships registered under the Law; 
(c) General Partnerships and Recognised Partnerships; 
(d) the Registrar; and 
(e) any other Person to whom the Law applies. 

1.1.3

Defined terms are identified throughout these Regulations by the capitalisation of the initial letter of a word or phrase. Where capitalisation of the initial letter is not used, an expression has its natural meaning. 

1.1.4

The following defined terms have the meaning given below: