15.—(1) In section 1210 of the Companies Act 2006(1) (meaning of “statutory auditor” etc)—
(a)for subsection (1)(f) substitute—
“(f)a person appointed as auditor of an insurance undertaking for the purposes of the Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008,”; and
(b)omit—
(i)subsection (1)(d), and
(ii)in subsection (3), omit the definition of “industrial and provident society”.
(2) In section 4A(3) of the Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968 (power to disapply obligation to appoint auditor: excluded cases)(2), omit paragraph (d) (but not the word “or” following it).
(3) In section 38A of the Industrial and Provident Societies (Northern Ireland) Act 1969 (power to disapply obligation to appoint auditor: excluded cases)(3), omit paragraph (c) (but not the word “or” following it).
Section 4A was inserted by article 8(1) of S.I. 1996/1738.
1969 c.24 (N.I.). Section 38A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to S.I. 1997/2984 (N.I. 22).