Commentary on provisions of Act Registered providers: insolvency, restructuring etc Section 13: Limited liability partnerships Part 2: Amendments of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
Part 2 of Schedule 1 amends the HRA 2008 to extend existing provisions to LLPs.
	Paragraph 11 amends section 120 so that the regulator must notify the registrar of companies after registering or de-registering a provider that is an LLP.
	Paragraphs 12 –16 amend existing provisions in sections 129 - 133 and 141 relating to the accounts of registered providers so that they also apply in relation to LLPs.
	Paragraph 17 updates the drafting of section 141 HRA 2008 to make clear that an offence under that section is punishable on summary conviction with an unlimited fine (as is currently the case by virtue of section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012).
	Paragraph 18 has the effect that where the regulator makes proposals under section 152 of the HRA 2008, the members of an LLP must co-operate with the implementation of agreed proposals.
	Paragraph 19 amends section 160 to extend, to LLPs, the existing notification requirements applicable when a company enters arrangements or reconstructions in the event of an insolvency.
	Paragraph 20 amends section 270 so that in relation to an LLP, "officer" is defined as being a member of the LLP.