(1)A person appointed under this Chapter may be—
(a)a member of staff of the appointing audit authority;
(b)an individual who is not a member of staff of that authority;
(c)a firm.
(2)The following may not be appointed under this Chapter in relation to an entity—
(a)an individual or firm who for the purposes of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) is not eligible for appointment as a statutory auditor, or
(b)an individual or firm who by virtue of section 1214 of that Act (independence requirement) may not act as statutory auditor in relation to that entity.
(3)In this section “firm” means any entity, whether or not a legal person, which is not an individual, and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association.