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(1)The Lord Advocate may issue guidance for the purpose of helping relevant regulatory authorities to determine how they should carry out their functions in cases where behaviour occurs that—
(a)appears to involve the commission of an offence under section 507 (offences in connection with auditor’s report), and
(b)has been, is being or may be investigated pursuant to arrangements—
(i)under paragraph 15 of Schedule 10 (investigation of complaints against auditors and supervisory bodies), or
(ii)of a kind mentioned in paragraph 24 of that Schedule (independent investigation for disciplinary purposes of public interest cases).
(2)The Lord Advocate must consult the Secretary of State before issuing any such guidance.
(3)In this section “relevant regulatory authorities” means—
(a)supervisory bodies within the meaning of Part 42 of this Act,
(b)bodies to which the Secretary of State may make grants under section 16(1) of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27) (bodies concerned with accounting standards etc), and
(c)the Secretary of State.
(4)This section applies only to Scotland.
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