SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 London Transport Users’ Committee

Accounts

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1

The Committee shall keep accounting records which—

a

set out and explain the Committee’s financial transactions,

b

disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial status of the Committee at any time, and

c

enable the Committee to comply with the requirements of this Act in preparing any statement of accounts.

2

The Committee shall prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts giving a true and fair view of—

a

the Committee’s financial status at the end of that year, and

b

the Committee’s income and expenditure for that year.

3

If the Assembly issues guidance to the Committee as to the preparation of a statement of accounts, the Committee shall prepare the statement of accounts in compliance with the direction.

4

A statement of accounts shall be audited by a person appointed by the Assembly as auditor to do so.

5

A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as auditor unless—

a

he is eligible for appointment as a F2statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006 (eligibility for appointment as company auditor), and

F1b

if the appointment were an appointment as a statutory auditor, he would not be prohibited from acting by section 1214 of that Act (independence requirement).

6

As soon as reasonably practicable after a statement of accounts has been audited, the auditor shall send a copy to the Assembly.

7

The Committee’s financial year shall be such period as may be determined by the Assembly and notified to the Committee.