51. (1) A general partner of an investment limited partnership, being a partnership that has been formed before the commencement of section 39 of the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020, shall deliver the information specified in section 52 to the Registrar within 6 months from such commencement.

(2) A general partner of an investment limited partnership, being a partnership that has been formed on or after the commencement of section 39 of the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020, shall, within 6 months from the date of its formation, deliver the information specified in section 52 to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar determines.

(3) Where the following conditions are satisfied (and whether in the circumstances of the designated person taking the measures referred to in section 27A(7) or otherwise)—

(a) any of the particulars, as referred to in section 27A(1)(a) and (b), contained in the beneficial ownership register of an investment limited partnership come to the knowledge of a designated person, and

(b) the designated person forms the opinion that there is a discrepancy between the particulars referred to in paragraph (a) and the information in the central register (on referring himself or herself to the information in the central register as it relates to that investment limited partnership),

then the designated person shall deliver, in a timely manner, to the Registrar, in such manner as the Registrar determines, notice of that opinion, specifying the particulars as respects which the foregoing discrepancy exists.

(4) On receipt of a foregoing notice, the Registrar shall—

(a) if the Registrar considers it appropriate to do so, make an entry in the relevant place in the central register which states that the notice has been received and specifies the particulars as respects which the foregoing discrepancy exists, and

(b) serve a notice on the general partner of the investment limited partnership concerned which—

(i) states that the foregoing notice has been received, and

(ii) specifies the particulars as respects which the foregoing discrepancy exists, and requests the general partner of the investment limited partnership to deliver to the Registrar, within a period specified in the notice and in such manner as the Registrar determines—

(I) a submission as to why the general partner of the investment limited partnership considers the opinion of the designated person concerned not to be well founded, or

(II) if the general partner of the investment limited partnership considers the opinion of the designated person concerned to be well founded, such amended particulars (for entry in the central register) as are required where the general partner is satisfied that the delivery of such is the appropriate means by which the discrepancy can be resolved,

and such a request shall be complied with by the general partner of the investment limited partnership accordingly.

(5) None of the following—

(a) an opinion stated in a notice delivered under subsection (3) by a designated person to the Registrar (nor the specification in such a notice of the particulars as respects which the discrepancy concerned exists),

(b) any act done by the Registrar, as mentioned in subsection (4), on foot of the receipt by the Registrar of a notice delivered under subsection (3) and, in particular, any entry made in the central register by the Registrar on foot of such receipt,

(c) a submission delivered under subsection (4)(b)(ii)(I) to the Registrar by a general partner,

shall, of itself, be regarded as constituting defamatory matter.

(6) The means specified in subsection (7), and no other means, shall be used by a general partner of an investment limited partnership to deliver, under this section or any of sections 52 to 59, information to the Registrar. If such means are not used to deliver the information concerned, the fact of the receipt by the Registrar of the particular information shall not constitute compliance with the requirement concerned of the section in question.

(7) The means referred to in subsection (6) are those that are provided for under the Electronic Commerce Act 2000.

(8) The reference in this section to the use of the means provided for under the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 is a reference to their use in a manner that complies with any requirements of the Registrar of the kind referred to in sections 12(2)(b) and 13(2)(a) of that Act.]