LLP Partners should obtain DPIN before Appointment: MCA amends LLP Rules [Read Notification]

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended the Limited Liability Partnership ( LLP ) Rules wherein it mandated that the partners should obtain a Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN) before the appointment.

“Every individual, who intends to be appointed as a designated partner of an existing limited liability partnership, shall make an application electronically in Form DIR-3 under the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014 for obtaining DPIN under the Limited Liability Partnership Act,2008 and such DIN shall be sufficient for being appointed as designated partner under the Limited Liability Partnership Act,2008,” the amended rule reads.

As per the present law, to constitute an LLP in India, it require two Designated Partners with proper DPINs. At least one designated partner must have DSC (Digital Signature Certificate).

The DPIN is quite similar to the DIN (Director Identification Number) which is necessary for registering a company as per the Companies Act of 2013. If the partners of the proposed LLP already have DINs, then there is no need to apply for DPINs, for setting up an LLP in India.

The DPIN is obtainable through filing an application in Form-7, with the portal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India (www.llp.gov.in/-).

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