Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Rules, 2018

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated 12^th June, 2018 has amended the Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 (LLP Rules). Vide this amendment, any individual, who is proposed to be appointed as a designated partner of an existing limited liability partnership can make application in e-form DIR-3(Din form) to Central Government for obtaining designated partner identification number(DPIN). The number allotted shall be sufficient for being appointed as designated partner under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.     

Further, every individual who has been allotted DPIN/DIN under LLP rules, in event of change in particulars is required to make application in e-form DIR-6 to intimate such change(s) to the Central Government within a period of thirty days of such change.

Important point to be noted here is DIN application can be made for appointing designated partner in an existing LLP and not for new incorporation of LLP.  The situation can be summarised as follows:

Particulars	Existing LLP	New LLP
Individual having DIN/DPIN can be appointed as Designated partner	ü	ü
Individual not having DIN – application in DIR-3 – appointment as designated partner	ü	û