Part 2 – Limited partnerships etc The general partners Section 118: Restrictions on general partners
Currently, any person may be a general partner of a UK limited partnership.
	This section amends section 8A of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 by inserting a requirement on registration for confirmation that a limited partnership’s proposed general partners are not disqualified under the director’s disqualification legislation. New section 8J inserts a duty on the general partners to take any steps necessary to remove a general partner who is disqualified.
	New section 8J also sets out the meaning of disqualified general partners. It is intended to apply the new disqualification provisions in the Companies Act 2006 (as set out in sections 36 to 39 of the Act) to general partners of limited partnerships. Section 8J(3) clarifies, which elements of the definition of a "disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation" under section 159A of the Companies Act 2006 apply to general partners in a limited partnership.
	If the general partners fail to comply with the duty imposed upon them by this section, they will be liable to an offence. For those general partners that are legal entities, the offence will only fall on them if their managing officers are default. A general partner who is guilty of this offence may be liable on conviction to a fine.