PARTNERSHIP ACT 1963 - NOTES

PARTNERSHIP ACT 1963 - NOTES

(see s 2)

Note 1     The Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACT

              •     commissioner for fair trading

              •     exercise

              •     function

              •     notifiable instrument

              •     property

              •     public servant

              •     registrar-general

              •     under.

"assets", for division 6.6 (Winding-up of incorporated limited partnership)—see section 76.

"business" includes a trade, occupation or profession.

"external partnership—"see section 51.

"firm "means—

        (a)     for a partnership other than an incorporated limited partnership—the collective name for the people who have entered the partnership with one another; and

        (b)     for an incorporated limited partnership—the partnership as a separate legal entity and not the partners in the partnership.

"firm name"—

        (a)     for a firm other than an incorporated limited partnership—means the name under which the firm's business is carried on; and

        (b)     for an incorporated limited partnership—see section 51; and

        (c)     for an external partnership—see section 51.

"general partner"—see section 51.

"incorporated limited partnership"—see section 51.

"liability", for part 6 (Incorporated limited partnerships)—see section 51.

"limited partner", for part 6 (Incorporated limited partnerships)—see section 51.

"partner", for an incorporated limited partnership—see section 51.

"partnership—"see section 6.

"partnership property—"

        (a)     of a firm other than an incorporated limited partnership—see section 24; and

        (b)     of an incorporated limited partnership—see section 24A.

"register", for part 6 (Incorporated limited partnerships)—see section 60.

"registered information", for part 6 (Incorporated limited partnerships)—see section 59 (4) (Registration of incorporated limited partnership).

"special resolution", for part 6 (Incorporated limited partnerships)—see section 51.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key