2009 No. 1581

Companies

The Companies Act 2006 (Accounts, Reports and Audit) Regulations 2009

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to auditors and the audit of accounts2.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, and by sections 468(1) and (2) and 1292(1) of the Companies Act 20063, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 473(3), 1290 and 1292(4) of the Companies Act 2006, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.