Companies Act 2006

[F1 1225 Enforcement: general U.K.

(1) This section applies if at any time it appears to the Secretary of State—

(a) in the case of a recognised supervisory body, that any requirement of Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 10 is not satisfied,

(b) in the case of a recognised professional qualification offered by a recognised qualifying body, that any requirement of Part 2 of Schedule 11 is not satisfied, F2 ...

(c) that a recognised supervisory body or a recognised qualifying body has not complied with an obligation imposed on it by or by virtue of this Part (other than an obligation to pay a financial penalty under section 1225D) [F3 or

(d) that a recognised supervisory body has not complied with an obligation imposed on it by or by virtue of the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016.]

(2) The Secretary of State may do any one or more of the following—

(a) give a direction to the body under section 1225A;

(b) make an application to the court in respect of the body under section 1225C;

(c) impose a financial penalty on the body under section 1225D.

(3) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to the powers of the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 11 (revocation of recognition orders) [F4 or the powers of the competent authority under regulation 3 of the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1225-1225G substituted (2.7.2012) for s. 1225 by The Statutory Auditors (Amendment of Companies Act 2006 and Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1741), arts. 1(2), 4

F2 Word in s. 1225(1)(b) omitted (17.6.2016) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/649), reg. 1(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 35(2)(a)

F3 S. 1225(1)(d) and word inserted (17.6.2016) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/649), reg. 1(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 35(2)(b)

F4 Words in s. 1225(3) inserted (17.6.2016) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/649), reg. 1(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 35(3)