Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 17A inserted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 29(2), 122(3), Sch. 7 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(b)(c), Sch. Pts. 2, 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
19(1)Section 343 (information given by auditor: person with close links) applies in relation to a relevant auditor as if—U.K.
(a)the references in that section to a recognised investment exchange were to a recognised clearing house,
(b)in the case of an auditor of a recognised clearing house which is an authorised person or which is a recognised investment exchange, the references to a regulator included the Bank, and
(c)in the case of an auditor of a recognised clearing house not falling within paragraph (b), the references to a regulator were to the Bank.
(2)A “relevant auditor” is a person who—
(a)is, or has been, an auditor of a recognised clearing house appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision, and
(b)is, or has been, an auditor of a person who has close links with the recognised clearing house.]