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11(1)[F1The accounts and statements of accounts of a corporation to which paragraph 10A does not apply] shall be audited by an auditor to be appointed annually by the Secretary of State in relation to the corporation.E+W+S
[F2(2)A person shall not be appointed under sub-paragraph (1) unless he is eligible for appointment as a [F3statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006].]
(3)A person shall not be qualified for appointment under sub-paragraph (1) above if the person is—
(a)a member, officer or servant of the corporation, [F4; or]
(b)a partner of, or employed by, a member, officer or servant of the corporation, or
[F5(c)a body corporate of which a member, officer or servant of the corporation is a director or officer.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 31 para. 11(1) substituted (23.3.2005) by The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/913), arts. 1, 2(4)
F2Sch. 31, para. 11(2) substituted (1.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para. 37(a) (with reg. 4)
F3Words in Sch. 31 para. 11(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(v) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F4Word in Sch. 31, para. 11(3)(a) added (1.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para. 37(b)(i) (with reg. 4)
F5Sch. 31, para. 11(3)(c) substituted (1.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para. 37(b)(ii) (with reg. 4)