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Version Superseded: 17/06/2016

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Companies Act 2006, Section 1253C is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F11253CNotification to competent authorities of other EEA StatesU.K.
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(1)The Secretary of State must notify the relevant EEA competent authority if he receives notice from a recognised supervisory body under section 1223A(1) (notification of withdrawal of eligibility for appointment) of the withdrawal of a person's eligibility for appointment as a statutory auditor.

(2)In subsection (1) “the relevant EEA competent authority” means the EEA competent authority which has approved the person concerned in accordance with the Audit Directive to carry out audits of annual accounts or consolidated accounts required by [F2EU] law.

(3)The notification under subsection (1) must include the name of the person concerned and the reasons for the withdrawal of his eligibility for appointment as statutory auditor.

(4)The Secretary of State must notify the relevant EEA competent authority if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that—

(a)a person has contravened the law of the United Kingdom, or any other EEA State or part of an EEA State, implementing the Audit Directive, and

(b)the act or omission constituting that contravention took place on the territory of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom.,

(5)In subsection (4) “the relevant EEA competent authority” means the EEA competent authority for the EEA State in which the suspected contravention took place.

(6)The notification under subsection (4) must include the name of the person concerned and the grounds for the Secretary of State's suspicion.]

Textual Amendments

F2S. 1253C(2): term substituted (22.4.2011 with application in accordance with art. 3(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), art. {6(2)}

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