Part 34Overseas companies

Other requirements

1050Accounts and reports: credit or financial institutions

1

This section applies to a credit or financial institution—

a

that is incorporated or otherwise formed outside the United Kingdom and Gibraltar,

b

whose head office is outside the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, and

c

that has a branch in the United Kingdom.

2

In subsection (1) “branch” means a place of business that forms a legally dependent part of the institution and conducts directly all or some of the operations inherent in its business.

3

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations requiring an institution to which this section applies—

a

to prepare the like accounts and directors' report, and

b

to cause to be prepared such an auditor’s report,

as would be required if the institution were a company formed and registered under this Act.

4

The regulations may for this purpose apply, with or without modifications, all or any of the provisions of—

  • Part 15 (accounts and reports), and

  • Part 16 (audit).

5

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations requiring an institution to which this section applies to deliver to the registrar copies of—

a

accounts and reports prepared in accordance with the regulations, or

b

accounts and reports that it is required to prepare and have audited under the law of the country in which the institution has its head office.

6

Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.