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Section 1242
Textual Amendments
F1Words in cross-heading substituted (29.6.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 33(2) (as amended by S.I. 2008/499, reg. 2(2))
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 12 para. 1(1)(a) substituted (29.6.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 33(3)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2008/499), reg. 2(2))
F3Sch. 12 para. 1(2) omitted (29.6.2008) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 33(3)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2008/499, reg. 2(2))
2[F4(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 functions related to the audit of UK-traded non-EEA companies by the registered third country auditor,
(b)where it appears to be desirable following the conclusion of such investigations—
(i)for the holding, subject to sub-paragraph (1A), of disciplinary hearings relating to the registered third country auditor,
(ii)unless the interests of justice otherwise require, for any such hearings to be held in public, and
(iii)for decisions to be made as to whether (and, if so, what) disciplinary action should be taken against the registered third country auditor, and
(c)for ensuring that the carrying out of those investigations, the holding of those hearings and the making of those decisions are done independently of the registered third country auditor.
(1A)The arrangements may provide that decisions to take disciplinary action, and decisions as to what that action should be, may be made in respect of a registered third country auditor without the holding of a disciplinary hearing relating to that registered third country auditor where the registered third country auditor agrees in writing that such a hearing need not be held.]
(2)In this paragraph—
“disciplinary action” includes the imposition of a fine; and
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Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 12 para. 2(1) (1A) substituted for Sch. 12 para. 2(1) (1.10.2013) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1672), regs. 3, 17(2)
F5Sch. 12 para. 2(2): definition omitted (29.6.2008) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 33(4)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2008/499), reg. 2(2))
3(1)This paragraph applies for the purposes of—U.K.
(a)paragraph 1(1)(b), or
(b)[F6paragraph 2(1)(c)].
(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.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in Sch. 12 para. 3(1) substituted (1.10.2013) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1672), regs. 3, 17(3)
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.
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.
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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