2005 No. 692
COMPANIES
The Reporting Standards (Specified Body) Order 2005
Made 11th March 2005
Laid before Parliament 16th March 2005
Coming into force 6th April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 257(4A)(a) and (4B) of the Companies Act 1985, hereby makes the following Order:
1985 c. 6; section 257 was substituted by section 20 of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), and subsections (4A) and (4B) were inserted by section 13 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27).

1 Citation and Commencement
This Order may be cited as the Reporting Standards (Specified Body) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 6th April 2005.

2 Specified Body
The body known as the Accounting Standards Board established under the articles of association of The Accounting Standards Board Limited is hereby specified for the purposes of the issuing of standards under regulations made under section 257(4A) of the Companies Act 1985
Registered number 02526824.
Jacqui Smith Minister for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality, Department of Trade and Industry 11th March 2005

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies the Accounting Standards Board established under The Accounting Standards Board Limited as a body which may issue standards under regulations made under section 257(4A) of the Companies Act 1985. Such regulations may provide for issue by the specified body of standards in relation to matters to be contained in reports which are required by Part 7 of the Companies Act 1985 to be prepared by the directors of a company.