[F17.U.K.In this Schedule—
“audit committee” means a body which performs—
(a)the functions referred to in Article 39(6) of Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78//60/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC, or
(b)equivalent functions;
“Audit Regulation” means Regulation 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EEC;
“competent authority” means the Financial Reporting Council Limited.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 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