Offences under the Companies Acts
15.—(1) The following provisions of Part 36 of the Companies Act 2006 (offences under the Companies Act)(1) apply to an offence under that Act committed by virtue of regulation 8, 9, 12 or 14 as they apply to an offence under the Companies Acts—
(a)section 1127 (summary proceedings: venue);
(b)section 1128 (summary proceedings: time limit for proceedings);
(c)section 1129 (legal professional privilege);
(d)section 1131 (imprisonment on summary conviction in England and Wales: transitory provision); and
(e)section 1132 (production and inspection of documents where offence suspected).
(2) In their application to CIOs those sections have effect as if—
(a)for references to a company there were substituted references to a CIO;
(b)for references to an officer of a company there were substituted references to a charity trustee of a CIO;
(c)provisions relating only to Scotland or Northern Ireland were omitted;
(d)references to the Secretary of State were omitted.
(3) In its application to CIOs section 1132(3)(b) has effect as if for “the secretary of the company, or such other officer of it” there were substituted “such charity trustee of the CIO”.