On November 9, 2023, MCA released the LLP (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2023
(“SBO Rules”), which mandate the LLPs to identify and provide MCA with the necessary
information about Significant Beneficial Owner(s) (“SBO Rules”).
A. NON-APPLICABILITY
The SBO Rules shall not apply to:
B. IMPORTANT PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Holding of indirect interest in an LLP
- SBO, as defined by Rule 3(k), means an individual who possess one or more of the
following rights or entitlements in the reporting LLP, acting alone or through one
or more persons:- Has right to exercise or actually exercises, significant influence or control, in any way other than by direct holdings alone or holds, indirectly or together with any direct holdings of, at least 10% of the:
An individual shall be considered to hold a right or entitlement indirectly in the
reporting LLP, if he satisfies any of the following criteria: –
- where the partner of the reporting LLP is a
Holding of Direct Interest in LLP
- An individual shall not be considered an SBO if he/she directly holds any rights or entitlements in following manner:
- Contribution representing such right or entitlement, is held in the name of the individual; or
- The individual has declared to the reporting LLP that he/she possess or acquire a beneficial interest in the contribution of the reporting LLP in accordance with Rule 228(2) of the LLP Rules, 2009.
DUTIES OF THE REPORTING LLP
- Identification of SBO, if any, and cause such individual to make a Declaration in Form LLP BEN-1.
- Notice to identified SBO in Form LLP BEN-4, seeking prescribed information. Information must be provided by the SBO within 90 days of commencement of the SBO Rules.
- Filing of SBO return in Form LLP BEN-2 with Registrar of Companies within 30 days of receipt of the declaration from the SBO.
- Maintenance of Register of SBO in Form LLP BEN-3.
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