Labuan Limited Partnership

A limited partnership (LP) is a business entity comprising two or more partners who operate or manage a business together. The minimum number of partners for a Labuan LP is two partners i.e. one general partner and one limited partner and the maximum number of partners allowed is fifty partners.

Partners may be a corporation except for firms which are set up for professional practice, in which case it must consist of natural persons only and supplemented with professional indemnity insurance coverage issued by an insurer approved by Labuan FSA.

  1. General Partner

    A general partner shall have all the rights and powers and shall be subjected to all the restrictions and liabilities of a partner. Therefore, they have management control; share the right to use partnership property; share the profits of the firm in predefined proportions; and have joint and several liabilities for the debts of the partnership.

  1. Limited Partner

    A limited partner contribute capital to the partnership but do not participate in the daily operations of the partnership. The limited partner shall not be liable as a general partner unless the limited partner participates in the management of the LP.

 

Registration Requirements for Labuan Limited Partnership

The general process for registering a limited partnership involves the following:

  1. The applicant must appoint a Labuan trust company for the registration, which would conduct due diligence on the applicant. All documentation required to be submitted to Labuan FSA must be filed through a Labuan trust company.
  2. A Labuan LP shall have either the words "Limited Partnership", "Ltd.P.", "LP" or "L.P" as part of its name (any other abbreviations in romanised characters or words in the applicant's national language which connotes a limited partnership or any abbreviation as maybe approved by Labuan FSA).
  3. The name maybe in foreign characters, alphabet or language provided that an accurate and certified rendition of the name in the English language is clearly stated in all its documents.
  4. The application for registration must be accompanied by the relevant documents and payments.


Partnership Registration under Labuan Islamic Financial Services and Securities Act 2010 (LIFSSA)

Section 131 (2) of the LIFSSA Act requires that the applicant appoint a qualified person to act as a Syariah adviser for the partnership. The duties of the Syariah adviser pertain to the management and operations of the Islamic partnership to ensure compliance with Shariah principles.


Approval Process

Upon lodgement of complete documentation and payment of fees as well as clearance from the due-diligence process conducted by Labuan FSA, a Labuan LP can be approved for registration within 24 hours.

 

Documents and Fees

Documents

(i)   Form 1 – Application for Registration of a Labuan Limited Partnership; and
(ii)  Certified copy of the Partnership Agreement.


Fees

Type of Fees

Amount

Registration Fee

RM 1,000

USD300

Certificate of Registration

RM 50

USD15

Annual Fee (on or before the anniversary date of registration)

RM 1,000

USD300