The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008

PART 13 U.K. REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, ETC OF AUDITORS

Removal, resignation, etc of auditors U.K.

43.—(1) Sections 510 to 512 apply to LLPs, modified so that they read as follows—

“Removal of auditor

510.— (1) The members of an LLP may remove an auditor from office at any time.

(2) Nothing in this section is to be taken as depriving the person removed of compensation or damages payable to him in respect of the termination—

(a) of his appointment as auditor, or

(b) of any appointment terminating with that as auditor.

[F1 (3)  An auditor may not be removed from office before the expiration of his term of office except—

(a) by resolution under this section, or

(b) in accordance with section 511A.]

Notice of removal of auditor

511.— (1) No determination to remove an auditor before the expiration of his term of office may be made under section 510 unless the LLP has given 7 days' prior notice to any auditor whom it is proposed to remove

(2) The auditor proposed to be removed may make with respect to the proposal representations in writing to the LLP (not exceeding a reasonable length) and request their notification to members of the LLP.

(3) (3) The LLP must upon receipt send a copy of the representations to every member.

(4) (4) Copies of the representations need not be sent out if, on the application either of the LLP or of any other person claiming to be aggrieved, the court is satisfied that the auditor is using the provisions of this section to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter. The court may order the LLP's costs (in Scotland, expenses) on the application to be paid in whole or in part by the auditor, notwithstanding that he is not a party to the application.

[F2 Public interest LLP: application to court to remove auditor from office

511A.— (1) This section applies only to a public interest LLP.

(2) The competent authority may apply to the court for an order removing an auditor of an LLP from office if the authority considers that there are proper grounds for removing the auditor from office.

(3) The members of an LLP may apply to the court for an order removing an auditor of the LLP from office if the applicant or applicants consider that there are proper grounds for removing the auditor from office.

(4) If the court is satisfied, on hearing an application under subsection (2), that there are proper grounds for removing the auditor from office, it may make an order removing the auditor from office.

(5) If the court is satisfied, on hearing an application under subsection (3), that—

(a) the applicants represent in total not less than 5% of the voting rights of all the members having a right to vote at a general meeting of the LLP, and

(b) there are proper grounds for removing the auditor from office,

the court may make an order removing the auditor from office.

(6) For the purposes of this section, divergence of opinions on accounting treatments or audit procedures are not to be taken to be proper grounds for removing an auditor from office.]

Notice to registrar of determination removing auditor from office

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(2) Until section 1068(1) comes into force, the notice referred to in section 512(1) as applied to LLPs by paragraph (1) must be in the form prescribed for the purposes of section 391(2) of the 1985 Act or Article 399(2) of the 1986 Order as applied to LLPs.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 43 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 16(a) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F2 Words in reg. 43 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 16(b) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F3 Words in reg. 43 omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 16(c) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

Rights of auditor removed from office U.K.

44.—(1) Section 513 applies to LLPs, modified so that it reads as follows—

“Rights of auditor who has been removed from office

513.— (1) An auditor who has been removed [F4 by the members under section 510 or by order of the court under section 511A] has, notwithstanding his removal, the rights conferred by section 502(1) in relation to any meeting of the LLP—

(a) at which his term of office would otherwise have expired, or

(b) at which it is proposed to fill the vacancy caused by his removal.

(2) In such a case the references in that section to matters concerning the auditor as auditor shall be construed as references to matters concerning him as a former auditor.”

(2) In section 513 (applied to LLPs by paragraph (1)) as it applies in relation to an auditor appointed before 1st October 2008, the reference to rights under section 502(1) shall be read as a reference to rights under section 390(1) of the 1985 Act or Article 398(1) of the 1986 Order as applied to LLPs.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in reg. 44 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 17 (with reg. 2(6)(7))

Rights of auditor not re-appointed U.K.

45.—(1) Sections 515 to 518 apply to LLPs, modified so that they read as follows—

“Failure to re-appoint auditor: rights of auditor who is not re-appointed

515.— [F5 (1)  If an LLP wishes to appoint a person as auditor in place of a person who is an auditor of the LLP and who is to cease to hold office at the end of a period for appointing auditors (the “outgoing auditor”), the LLP must give the outgoing auditor seven days’ notice; no person may be appointed as auditor in the absence of such notice.

But notice is not required under this subsection if the auditor is to cease to hold office by virtue of section 510, 511A or 516.

(2)  The outgoing auditor may, in response to receipt of a notice given under subsection (1), make representations in writing to the LLP (not exceeding a reasonable length) and request their notification to members of the LLP.]

(3) The LLP must upon receipt send a copy of the representations to every member.

(4) Copies of the representations need not be sent out if, on the application either of the LLP or of any other person claiming to be aggrieved, the court is satisfied that the auditor is using the provisions of this section to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter. The court may order the LLP's costs (in Scotland, expenses) on the application to be paid in whole or in part by the auditor, notwithstanding that he is not a party to the application.

Resignation of auditor

516.— (1) An auditor of an LLP may resign his office by [F6 sending a notice to that effect to the LLP].

(2) [F7 Where the LLP is a public interest LLP, the] notice is not effective unless it is accompanied by the statement required by section 519.

(3) An effective notice of resignation operates to bring the auditor's term of office to an end as of the date on which the notice is [F8 received] or on such later date as may be specified in it.

Notice to registrar of resignation of auditor

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Rights of resigning auditor

518.— [F10 (1)  This section applies where an auditor’s (A’s) notice of resignation is accompanied by a statement under section 519 except where—

(a) the LLP is a non-public interest LLP, and

(b) the statement includes a statement to the effect that A considers that none of the reasons for A’s ceasing to hold office, and no matters (if any) connected with A’s ceasing to hold office, need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the LLP (as required by section 519(2E)).]

(2) He may [F11 send] with the notice [F12 an authenticated] requisition calling on the designated members of the LLP forthwith duly to convene a meeting of the members of the LLP for the purpose of receiving and considering such explanation of the [F13 reasons for, and matters connected with,] his resignation as he may wish to place before the meeting.

(3) He may request the LLP to circulate to its members before the meeting convened on his requisition, a statement in writing (not exceeding a reasonable length) of the [F14 reasons for, and matters connected with,] his resignation.

(4) The LLP must (unless the statement is received too late for it to comply)—

(a) in any notice of the meeting given to members of the LLP, state the fact of the statement having been made, and

(b) send a copy of the statement to every member of the LLP to whom notice of the meeting is or has been sent.

(5) The designated members must within 21 days from the date [F15 on which the LLP receives] a requisition under this section proceed duly to convene a meeting for a day not more than 28 days after the date on which the notice convening the meeting is given.

(6) If default is made in complying with subsection (5), every designated member who failed to take all reasonable steps to secure that a meeting was convened commits an offence.

(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(8) If a copy of the statement mentioned above is not sent out as required because received too late or because of the LLP's default, the auditor may (without prejudice to his right to be heard orally) require that the statement be read out at the meeting.

(9) Copies of a statement need not be sent out and the statement need not be read out at the meeting if, on the application either of the LLP or of any other person who claims to be aggrieved, the court is satisfied that the auditor is using the provisions of this section to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter. The court may order the LLP's costs (in Scotland, expenses) on such an application to be paid in whole or in part by the auditor, notwithstanding that he is not a party to the application.

(10) An auditor who has resigned has, notwithstanding his resignation, the rights conferred by section 502(1) in relation to any such meeting of the LLP as is mentioned in subsection (3). In such a case the references in that section to matters concerning the auditor as auditor shall be construed as references to matters concerning him as a former auditor.”

(2) In section 518 (applied to LLPs by paragraph (1)) as it applies in relation to an auditor appointed before 1st October 2008, the reference to rights under section 502(1) shall be read as a reference to rights under section 390(1) of the 1985 Act or Article 398(1) of the 1986 Order as applied to LLPs.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(a) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F6 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(b)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F7 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(b)(ii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F8 Word in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(b)(iii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F9 Words in reg. 45 omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(c) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F10 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(d)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F11 Word in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(d)(ii)(aa) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F12 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(d)(ii)(bb) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F13 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(d)(ii)(cc) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F14 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(d)(iii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F15 Words in reg. 45 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(d)(iv) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

Auditor statements U.K.

46.  Sections 519 to 526 M1 apply to LLPs, modified so that they read as follows—

“519.    Statement by auditor to be [F16 sent to] LLP

[F17 (1)  An auditor of a public interest LLP who is ceasing to hold office (at any time and for any reason) must send to the LLP a statement of the reasons for doing so.

(2) An auditor (“A”) of a non-public interest LLP who is ceasing to hold office must send to the LLP a statement of the reasons for doing so unless A satisfies the first or second condition.

(2A) The first condition is that A is ceasing to hold office at the end of a period for appointing auditors.

(2B) The second condition is that—

(a) A’s reasons for ceasing to hold office are all exempt reasons (as to which see section 519A(3)), and

(b) there are no matters connected with A’s ceasing to hold office that A considers need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the LLP.

(2C) A statement under this section must include—

(a) the auditor’s name and address;

(b) the number allocated to the auditor on being entered in the register of auditors kept under section 1239;

(c) the LLP’s name and registered number.

(2D) Where there are matters connected with an auditor’s ceasing to hold office that the auditor considers need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the LLP, the statement under this section must include details of those matters.

(2E) Where—

(a) an auditor (“A”) of a non-public interest LLP is required by subsection (2) to send a statement, and

(b) A considers that none of the reasons for A’s ceasing to hold office, and no matters (if any) connected with A’s ceasing to hold office, need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the LLP,

A’s statement under this section must include a statement to that effect.]

(3) [F18 A statement under this section] must be [F19 sent]—

(a) in the case of resignation, along with the notice of resignation;

(b) in the case of failure to seek re-appointment, not less than 14 days before the end of the time allowed for next appointing an auditor;

(c) in any other case, not later than the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which he ceases to hold office.

(4) A person ceasing to hold office as auditor who fails to comply with this section commits an offence.

(5) In proceedings for such an offence it is a defence for the person charged to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(7) Where an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate, every officer of the body who is in default also commits the offence. For this purpose—

(a) any person who acts as director, manager or secretary of the body is treated as an officer of the body, and

(b) if the body is a company, any shadow director is treated as an officer of the company.

519A.     [F20 Meaning of “public interest LLP”, “non-public interest LLP” and “exempt reasons”

(1) In this Chapter—

“public interest LLP” means an LLP—

(a)

an issuer whose transferable securities are admitted to trading on a [F21 UK regulated market]; or

(b)

a credit institution within the meaning given by Article 4(1)(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, [F22 which is a CRR firm within the meaning of Article 4(1)(2A) of the same Regulation];

“non-public interest LLP” means an LLP that is not a public interest LLP.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of “public interest LLP”—

“issuer” has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (see section 102A(6));

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(3) In the application of this Chapter to an auditor (“A”) of an LLP ceasing to hold office, the following are “exempt reasons”—

(a) A is no longer to carry out statutory audit work within the meaning of Part 42 (see section 1210(1));

(b) the LLP is, or is to become, exempt from audit under section 477, 479A or 480, and intends to include in its balance sheet a statement of the type described in section 475(2);

(c) the LLP is a subsidiary undertaking of a parent undertaking that is incorporated in the United Kingdom and—

(i) the parent undertaking prepares group accounts, and

(ii) A is being replaced as auditor of the LLP by the auditor who is conducting, or is to conduct, an audit of the group accounts;

(d) the LLP is being wound up under Part 4 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or Part 5 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)), whether voluntarily or by the court, or a petition under Part 4 of that Act or Part 5 of that Order (as applied to LLPs) for the winding up of the LLP has been presented and not finally dealt with or withdrawn.

In this paragraph the references—

(i) to Part 4 of the Insolvency Act 1986 are to that Part as applied to LLPs by the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1090), and

(ii) to Part 5 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 are to that Part as applied to LLPs by the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (NI) 2004 No 307).

(4) But the reason described in subsection (3)(c) is only an exempt reason if the auditor who is conducting, or is to conduct, an audit of the group accounts is also conducting, or is also to conduct, the audit (if any) of the accounts of each of the subsidiary undertakings (of the parent undertaking) that is incorporated in the United Kingdom and included in the consolidation.]

520.    LLP's duties in relation to statement

[F24 (1)  This section applies where an LLP receives from an auditor (“A”) who is ceasing to hold office a statement under section 519 except where—

(a) the LLP is a non-public interest LLP, and

(b) the statement includes a statement to the effect that A considers that none of the reasons for A’s ceasing to hold office, and no matters (if any) connected with A’s ceasing to hold office, need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the LLP (as required by section 519(2E)).]

(2) [F25 Where this section applies, the] LLP must within 14 days of the [F26 receipt] of the statement either—

(a) send a copy of it to every person who under section 423 is entitled to be sent copies of the accounts, or

(b) apply to the court.

(3) If it applies to the court, the LLP must notify the auditor of the application.

(4) If the court is satisfied that the auditor is using the provisions of section 519 to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter—

(a) it shall direct that copies of the statement need not be sent out, and

(b) it may further order the LLP's costs (in Scotland, expenses) on the application to be paid in whole or in part by the auditor, even if he is not a party to the application.

The LLP must within 14 days of the court's decision send to the persons mentioned in subsection (2)(a) a statement setting out the effect of the order.

(5) If no such direction is made the LLP must send copies of the statement to the persons mentioned in subsection (2)(a) within 14 days of the court's decision or, as the case may be, of the discontinuance of the proceedings.

(6) In the event of default in complying with this section an offence is committed by every designated member of the LLP who is in default.

(7) In proceedings for such an offence it is a defence for the person charged to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

(8) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

521.    Copy of statement to be sent to registrar

[F27 (A1) This section applies where an auditor (“A”) of an LLP sends a statement to the LLP under section 519 except where—

(a) the LLP is a non-public interest LLP, and

(b) the statement includes a statement to the effect that A considers that none of the reasons for A’s ceasing to hold office, and no matters (if any) connected with A’s ceasing to hold office, need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the LLP (as required by section 519(2E)).]

(1) [F28 Where this section applies, unless] within 21 days beginning with the day on which he [F29 sent] the statement under section 519 the auditor receives notice of an application to the court under section 520, he must within a further seven days send a copy of the statement to the registrar.

(2) If an application to the court is made under section 520 and the auditor subsequently receives notice under subsection (5) of that section, he must within seven days of receiving the notice send a copy of the statement to the registrar.

(3) An auditor who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.

(4) In proceedings for such an offence it is a defence for the person charged to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(6) Where an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate, every officer of the body who is in default also commits the offence. For this purpose—

(a) any person who acts as director, manager or secretary of the body is treated as an officer of the body, and

(b) if the body is a company, any shadow director is treated as an officer of the company.

522.    Duty of auditor to [F30 send statement to] appropriate audit authority

[F31 (1)  Where an auditor of an LLP sends a statement under section 519, the auditor must at the same time send a copy of the statement to the appropriate audit authority.]

(5) A person ceasing to hold office as auditor who fails to comply with this section commits an offence.

(6) If that person is a firm an offence is committed by—

(a) the firm, and

(b) every officer of the firm who is in default.

(7) In proceedings for an offence under this section it is a defence for the person charged to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

(8) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

523.    Duty of LLP to notify appropriate audit authority

[F32 (1)  This section applies if an auditor is ceasing to hold office at any time other than at the end of a period for appointing auditors.

(1A) But this section does not apply if the LLP reasonably believes that the only reasons for the auditor’s ceasing to hold office are exempt reasons (as to which see section 519A(3)).

(2) Where this section applies, the LLP must give notice to the appropriate audit authority that the auditor is ceasing to hold office.

(2A) The notice is to take the form of a statement by the LLP of what the LLP believes to be the reasons for the auditor’s ceasing to hold office and must include the information listed in section 519(2C).

This is subject to subsection (2C).

(2B) Subsection (2C) applies where—

(a) the LLP receives a statement from the auditor under section 519,

(b) the statement is sent at the time required by section 519(3), and

(c) the LLP agrees with the contents of the statement.

(2C) Where this subsection applies, the notice may instead take the form of a copy of the statement endorsed by the LLP to the effect that it agrees with the contents of the statement.

(3) A notice under this section must be given within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the auditor ceases to hold office.]

(4) If an LLP fails to comply with this section, an offence is committed by—

(a) the LLP, and

(b) every designated member of the LLP who is in default.

(5) In proceedings for such an offence it is a defence for the person charged to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

524.     [F33 Provision of information] to accounting authorities

[F34 (1)  Where the appropriate audit authority receives a statement under section 522 or a notice under section 523, the authority may forward to the accounting authorities—

(a) a copy of the statement or notice, and

(b) any other information the authority has received from the auditor or the LLP concerned in connection with the auditor’s ceasing to hold office.]

(2) The accounting authorities are—

(a) the Secretary of State, and

(b) [F35 the [F36 Financial Reporting Council Limited]].

(3) If either of the accounting authorities is also the appropriate audit authority it is only necessary to comply with this section as regards any other accounting authority.

(4) If the court has made an order under section 520(4) directing that copies of the statement need not be sent out by the LLP, sections 460 and 461 (restriction on further disclosure) apply in relation to the copies sent to the accounting authorities as they apply to information obtained under section 459 (power to require documents etc).

525.    Meaning of “appropriate audit authority”F37 ...

(1) In sections 522, 523 and 524 “appropriate audit authority” means—

(a) [F38 in relation to an auditor of a public interest LLP (other than an Auditor General)], the body known as the Professional Oversight Board established under the articles of association of the Financial Reporting Council Limited (registered number 02486368);

(b) [F39 in relation to an auditor of a non-public interest LLP (other than an Auditor General)], the relevant supervisory body;

(c) [F40 in relation to] an Auditor General, the Independent Supervisor.

“Supervisory body” and “Independent Supervisor” have the same meaning as in Part 42 (statutory auditors) (see sections 1217 and 1228).

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526.    Effect of casual vacancies

If an auditor ceases to hold office for any reason, any surviving or continuing auditor or auditors may continue to act.”

Textual Amendments

F16 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(a)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F17 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(a)(ii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F18 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(a)(iii)(aa) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F19 Word in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(a)(iii)(bb) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F20 Words in reg. 46 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(b) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F21 Words in reg. 46 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/177), regs. 2, 53(a)(i) (with Sch. 4 para. 1(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 19); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F22 Words in reg. 46 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/177), regs. 2, 53(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F23 Words in reg. 46 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/177), regs. 2, 53(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F24 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(c)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F25 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(c)(ii)(aa) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F26 Word in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(c)(ii)(bb) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F27 Words in reg. 46 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(d)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F28 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(d)(ii)(aa) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F29 Word in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(d)(ii)(bb) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F30 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(e)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F31 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(e)(ii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F32 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(f) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F33 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(g)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F34 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(g)(ii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F35 Words in reg. 46 substituted (2.7.2012) by The Supervision of Accounts and Reports (Prescribed Body) and Companies (Defective Accounts and Directors' Reports) (Authorised Person) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1439), arts. 1(2), 8(5)

F36 Words in reg. 46 substituted (6.5.2021) by The Supervision of Accounts and Reports (Prescribed Body) and Companies (Defective Accounts and Reports) (Authorised Person) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/465), arts. 1(2), 6(5) (with art. 9)

F37 Words in reg. 46 omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(h)(i) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F38 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(h)(ii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F39 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(h)(iii) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F40 Words in reg. 46 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(h)(iv) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

F41 Words in reg. 46 omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 19(h)(v) (with reg. 2(6)(7))

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M1 Sections 519 and 521 were amended by paragraphs 247 and 248 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2008/948.