Friendly Societies Act 1992

[F1 2. (1) This paragraph applies to the appointment under section 72 of an auditor or auditors if the society has an audit committee. U.K.

(2) Before an appointment is made—

(a) the audit committee of the society must make a recommendation to the committee of management in connection with the appointment, and

(b) the committee of management must propose an auditor or auditors for appointment.

(3) Before the audit committee makes a recommendation or the committee of management makes a proposal under sub-paragraph (2), the audit committee must carry out a selection procedure in accordance with Article 16(3) of the Audit Regulation.

(4) The audit committee must in its recommendation—

(a) identify its first and second choice candidates for appointment, drawn from those auditors who have participated in a selection procedure under sub-paragraph (3),

(b) give reasons for the choices so identified,

(c) state that—

(i) the recommendation is free from influence by a third party, and

(ii) no contractual term of the kind mentioned in Article 16(6) of the Audit Regulation has been imposed on the friendly society.

(5) The committee of management must include in its proposal—

(a) the recommendation made by the audit committee in connection with the appointment, and

(b) if the proposal of the committee of management departs from the preference of the audit committee—

(i) a recommendation for a candidate or candidates for appointment drawn from those auditors who have participated in a selection procedure under sub-paragraph (3), and

(ii) the reasons for not following the audit committee’s recommendation.

(6) Where the audit committee recommends re-appointment of the society’s existing auditor or auditors, and the committee of management is in agreement, sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)(a) and (b) do not apply.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 14A inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/516), regs. 1(2), 11