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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/40/section/32</dc:identifier><dc:title>Companies Act 1989</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the law relating to company accounts; to make new provision with respect to the persons eligible for appointment as company auditors; to amend the Companies Act 1985 and certain other enactments with respect to investigations and powers to obtain information and to confer new powers exercisable to assist overseas regulatory authorities; to make new provision with respect to the registration of company charges and otherwise to amend the law relating to companies; to amend the Fair Trading Act 1973; to enable provision to be made for the payment of fees in connection with the exercise by the Secretary of State, the Director General of Fair Trading and the Monopolies and Mergers Commission of their functions under Part V of that Act; to make provision for safeguarding the operation of certain financial markets; to amend the Financial Services Act 1986; to enable provision to be made for the recording and transfer of title to securities without a written instrument; to amend the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, the Company Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985, the Policyholders Protection Act 1975 and the law relating to building societies; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1989-11-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-01-04</dct:valid>
					
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          <CommentaryRef Ref="c13687261"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c18756831"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c18763261"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c18763411"/>Part II</Number><Title> Eligibility for Appointment as Company Auditor</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/40/part/II/crossheading/recognition-of-supervisory-bodies-and-professional-qualifications" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/II/crossheading/recognition-of-supervisory-bodies-and-professional-qualifications" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1991-10-01" id="part-II-crossheading-recognition-of-supervisory-bodies-and-professional-qualifications"><Title> Recognition of supervisory bodies and professional qualifications</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2008-04-06"><Title> Qualifying bodies and recognised professional qualifications.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/40/section/32" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/section/32" id="section-32"><Pnumber>32</Pnumber><P1para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c18769911"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c18769911" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00320" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/section/32" SectionRef="section-32">S. 32</CitationSubRef> repealed (6.4.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46" id="c00321" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46" Title="Companies Act 2006">Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00322" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1295" CitationRef="c00321" SectionRef="section-1295">ss. 1295</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00323" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1300/2" CitationRef="c00321" SectionRef="section-1300-2">1300(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00324" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/schedule/16" CitationRef="c00321" SectionRef="schedule-16" Operative="true">Sch. 16</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495" id="c00325" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="3495">S.I. 2007/3495</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00326" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/8" CitationRef="c00325" SectionRef="article-8" Operative="true">art. 8</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00327" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/schedule/2/part/1" CitationRef="c00325" SectionRef="schedule-2-part-1">Sch. 2 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00328" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/7" CitationRef="c00325" SectionRef="article-7">arts. 7</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00329" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/12" CitationRef="c00325" SectionRef="article-12">12</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00330" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/schedule/4/paragraph/38/2" CitationRef="c00325" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-38-2">Sch. 4 para. 38(2)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13687261" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00588" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/II" SectionRef="part-II">Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (20.10.1993) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1993/11" id="c00589" Class="UnitedKingdomLocalAct" Year="1993" Number="11">1993 c. xi</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00590" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1993/11/section/1/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00589" SectionRef="section-1-2">ss. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00591" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1993/11/section/6/4" CitationRef="c00589" SectionRef="section-6-4">6(4)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00592" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/II" SectionRef="part-II">Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (21.7.1993) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1820" id="c00593" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="1820">S.I. 1993/1820</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00594" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1820/regulation/4" CitationRef="c00593" SectionRef="regulation-4">reg. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00595" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1820/schedule/paragraph/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00593" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-3">Sch. para.3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00596" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/II" SectionRef="part-II">Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (19.12.1993) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/3245" id="c00597" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="3245">S.I. 1993/3245</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00598" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/3245/regulation/3/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00597" SectionRef="regulation-3-5">reg.3(5)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00599" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/II" SectionRef="part-II">Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (28.5.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/1440" id="c00600" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="1440">S.I. 1994/1440</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00601" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/1440/article/37/1/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00600" SectionRef="article-37-1-2">art. 37(1)(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00602" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/1440/article/38" CitationRef="c00600" SectionRef="article-38">arts. 38</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00603" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/1440/article/39" CitationRef="c00600" SectionRef="article-39">39</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00604" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/2" SectionRef="part-2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) applied (with modifications) (31.12.2004) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3219" id="c00605" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="3219" Title="The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2004">The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3219)</Citation>, regs. {3(6)}, {4(5)}</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c18756831" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00606" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/2" SectionRef="part-2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) applied (31.12.2004) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3219" id="c00607" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="3219" Title="The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2004">The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3219)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00608" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3219/regulation/14/1" CitationRef="c00607" SectionRef="regulation-14-1" Operative="true">reg. 14(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c18763261" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00609" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/II" SectionRef="part-II">Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54) extended (9.2.2005) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/18" id="c00610" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="18" Title="The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (First General System) Regulations 2005">The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (First General System) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/18)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00611" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/18/regulation/11/6" CitationRef="c00610" SectionRef="regulation-11-6" Operative="true">reg. 11(6)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/18/regulation/3" CitationRef="c00610" SectionRef="regulation-3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c18763411" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00613" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/part/2" SectionRef="part-2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> (ss. 24-54): functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the designated body (E.W.S) (5.9.2005) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2337" id="c00614" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="2337" Title="The Companies Act 1989 (Delegation) Order 2005">The Companies Act 1989 (Delegation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2337)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00615" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2337/article/3" CitationRef="c00614" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00616" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2337/article/7" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2337/article/10" CitationRef="c00614" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-7" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 7-10</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>