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O. Reg. 26/01: GENERAL
filed February 9, 2001 under Business Names Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.17
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made under the
Business Names Act
Made: February 7, 2001
Filed: February 9, 2001
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: February 24, 2001
Amending O. Reg. 121/91
(General)
1. (1) Paragraph 1 of subsection 2 (1) of Ontario Regulation 121/91 is revoked and the following substituted:
1. The firm name followed by,
i. if the partnership is a limited liability partnership as defined in the Partnerships Act formed under the laws of Ontario, the words “limited liability partnership” or “société à responsabilité limitée” or the abbreviations “LLP”, “L.L.P.” or “s.r.l.” as required by subsection 44.3 (3) of that Act, or
ii. if the partnership is an extra-provincial limited liability partnership as defined in the Partnerships Act, the words or abbreviations, if any, that identify the partnership as a limited liability partnership and that are required by the laws of the jurisdiction under which the partnership is formed.
(2) Subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
10. In the case of a limited liability partnership as defined in the Partnerships Act,
i. an indication as to whether it is a limited liability partnership formed under the laws of Ontario or an extra-provincial limited liability partnership as defined in that Act, and
ii. the jurisdiction under whose laws the partnership is formed.
2. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:
Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Company
5. (1) To register its company name under the Act or to amend, renew or cancel the registration of the name, an extra-provincial limited liability company as defined in subsection 2.1 (1) of the Act shall set out the following information on a form approved by the Registrar:
1. The name of the company, including the words or abbreviations identifying the company as a limited liability company as required under the laws of the jurisdiction under which the company is formed.
2. An indication whether the form is for a new registration or a renewal, amendment or cancellation of a registration.
3. If the company has a place of business in Ontario,
i. the mailing address of the company, and
ii. the address of the principal place of business of the company in Ontario, including the municipality, the street and number, if any, and the postal code.
4. If the company does not have a place of business in Ontario, the address of the principal place of business of the company outside Ontario, including the municipality, the street and number, if any, and the postal code.
5. A description of the activity being carried on under the company name, which description shall not exceed 40 characters, including punctuation marks and spaces.
6. An indication that the company is an extra-provincial limited liability company.
7. The jurisdiction under whose laws the company is formed.
8. The name of the person submitting the form on behalf of the company.
(2) A form mentioned in subsection (1) can be submitted on behalf of the company by,
(a) a general manager or representative of the company; or
(b) an attorney acting under a power of attorney that authorizes the attorney to submit the form on behalf of the company.
(3) A company that amends, renews or cancels a registration shall set out on the form the business identification number assigned by the Registrar to the registration.
3. This Regulation comes into force on February 15, 2001.