Section 6 — Provision related to name

(1) Every limited liability partnership shall have the acronym "LLP" as the last letters of its name.

(2) No limited liability partnership shall be registered by a name which, in opinion of the Registrar, is,—
(a) undesirable, inappropriate or deceptive or is designed to exploit or offend religious susceptibilities of the people; and
(b) identical to that of any limited liability partnership or body corporate or company or so nearly resembling that name as to be calculated to deceive.

(3) Except with prior approval of the Commission in writing, no limited liability partnership shall be registered by a name which contains any words suggesting or calculated to suggest,—
(a) the patronage of any past or present Pakistani or foreign head of State;
(b) any connection with the Federal Government or a Provincial Government or any department or authority of any such Government;
(c) any connection with any corporation set up by or under any Federal or Provincial law; or
(d) the patronage of, or any connection with, any foreign government or any international organization.

(4) Whenever a question arises as to whether or not the name of a limited liability partnership is in violation of the foregoing provisions of this section, decision of the Commission thereon shall be final.

(5) Every limited liability partnership shall paint or affix and keep painted or affixed, its name, in a conspicuous position, on outside of every office or place in which its business is carried on in letters easily legible and in English or Urdu characters, and also, if the registered office is situated in a place beyond local limits of ordinary original civil jurisdiction of a High Court, in the characters of one of the vernacular languages used in that place.

(6) If a limited liability partnership does not paint or affix and keep painted or affixed, its name in a manner directed by this Act, it shall be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day during which its name is not so kept painted or affixed and every designated partner of the limited liability partnership who knowingly and willfully authorizes or permits the default shall be liable to the like penalty.

(7) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Commission may through regulations prescribe for provisions relating to,—
(a) reservation of name of limited liability partnership;
(b) rectification of name of limited liability partnership;
(c) change of name of limited liability partnership;
(d) publication of name and statement with respect to limited liability; and
(e) fee to be prescribed for any ancillary matter.