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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 144

COMPANIES

The Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2008

Made

31st March 2008

Coming into force

6th April 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 483(1) to (3) of the Companies Act 2006(1) and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 483(5) of that Act, a draft of the Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 6th April 2008.

Scottish public sector companies: audit by Auditor General for Scotland

2.  The accounts of the companies listed in the Schedule to this Order having their registered offices in Scotland shall be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland.

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

31st March 2008

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Company NameRegistered OfficeRegistered Number
Architecture and Design Scotland LimitedBakehouse Close, 146 Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DDSC267870
Learning and Teaching Scotland LimitedThe Optima, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8DUSC200241
The Skills Development Scotland Co. LimitedAlhambra House, 45 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6HSSC202659

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that certain companies with registered offices in Scotland are to have their accounts audited by the Auditor General for Scotland. This means that in terms of section 475 of the Companies Act 2006 these companies will be exempt from the auditing of company accounts requirements of Part 16 of that Act. The companies subject to this Order are non-profit making public sector companies, which appear to Scottish Ministers in terms of section 483(2) of that Act to carry out functions of a public nature or are funded by bodies audited by the Auditor General for Scotland.