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Section 1242

SCHEDULE 12U.K.Arrangements in which registered third country auditors are required to participate

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

Arrangements for independent monitoring of audits of [F1UK-traded non-EEA companies]U.K.

Textual Amendments

1(1)The arrangements referred to in section 1242(1)(a) are appropriate arrangements—U.K.

(a)for enabling the performance by the registered third country auditor of [F2functions related to the audit of UK-traded non-EEA companies] to be monitored by means of inspections carried out under the arrangements, and

(b)for ensuring that the carrying out of such monitoring and inspections is done independently of the registered third country auditor.

(2)F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arrangements for independent investigations for disciplinary purposesU.K.

2(1)The arrangements referred to in section 1242(1)(b) are appropriate arrangements—U.K.

(a)for the carrying out of investigations into matters arising in connection with the performance of [F4functions related to the audit of UK-traded non-EEA companies] by the registered third country auditor,

(b)for the holding of disciplinary hearings relating to the registered third country auditor which appear to be desirable following the conclusion of such investigations,

(c)for requiring such hearings to be held in public except where the interests of justice otherwise require,

(d)for the persons before whom such hearings have taken place to decide whether (and, if so, what) disciplinary action should be taken against the registered third country auditor, and

(e)for ensuring that the carrying out of those investigations, the holding of those hearings and the taking of those decisions are done independently of the registered third country auditor.

(2)In this paragraph—

  • disciplinary action” includes the imposition of a fine; and

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplementary: arrangements to operate independently of third country auditorU.K.

3(1)This paragraph applies for the purposes of—U.K.

(a)paragraph 1(1)(b), or

(b)paragraph 2(1)(e).

(2)Arrangements are not to be regarded as appropriate for the purpose of ensuring that a thing is done independently of the registered third country auditor unless they are designed to ensure that the registered third country auditor—

(a)will have no involvement in the appointment or selection of any of the persons who are to be responsible for doing that thing, and

(b)will not otherwise be involved in the doing of that thing.

(3)Sub-paragraph (2) imposes a minimum requirement and does not preclude the possibility that additional criteria may need to be satisfied in order for the arrangements to be regarded as appropriate for the purpose in question.

Supplementary: funding of arrangementsU.K.

4(1)The registered third country auditor must pay any of the costs of maintaining any relevant arrangements which the arrangements provide are to be paid by it.U.K.

(2)For this purpose “relevant arrangements” are arrangements within paragraph 1 or 2 in which the registered third country auditor is obliged to participate.

Supplementary: scope of arrangementsU.K.

5U.K.Arrangements may qualify as arrangements within either of paragraphs 1 and 2 even though the matters for which they provide are more extensive in any respect than those mentioned in the applicable paragraph.

Specification of particular arrangements by the Secretary of StateU.K.

6(1)If there exist two or more sets of arrangements within paragraph 1 or within paragraph 2, the obligation of a registered third country auditor under section 1242(1)(a) or (b), as the case may be, is to participate in such set of arrangements as the Secretary of State may by order specify.U.K.

(2)An order under sub-paragraph (1) is subject to negative resolution procedure.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 12 para. 6 wholly in force at 29.6.2008; Sch. 12 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 1300; Sch. 12 para. 6 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); Sch 12 para. 6 in force at 29.6.2008 by S.I. 2007/3495, art. 4 (with savings in arts. 7, 12 and transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 4 para. 45)

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