The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Adoption of international accounting standards

   1. CHAPTER 1 Interpretation

      1. 3. Interpretation of this Part

   2. CHAPTER 2 International accounting standards on exit day

      1. 4. International accounting standards in the UK on exit day

   3. CHAPTER 3 The functions of the Secretary of State

      1. 5. Responsibility for adoption of international accounting standards

      2. 6. Power of the Secretary of State to adopt international accounting standards

      3. 7. Basis for adoption of international accounting standards

      4. 8. Adoption of standards: consultation

      5. 9. Consideration of standards: publication requirements

      6. 10. Certification

      7. 11. Periodic review by Secretary of State of impact of adopted standard

      8. 12. Secretary of State’s duty to report to Parliament

   4. CHAPTER 4 Power for Secretary of State to delegate adoption function

      1. 13. Delegation of the Secretary of State’s functions

      2. 14. (1) The Secretary of State’s power to make delegation regulations...

   5. CHAPTER 5 Supplementary provisions with respect to delegation

      1. 15. Operation of this Chapter

      2. 16. Status

      3. 17. Reporting by the body

      4. 18. Other supplementary provisions

   6. CHAPTER 6 Consequential amendments, revocations and transitional provision relating to the adoption of international accounting standards

      1. 19. Consequential amendments and transitional provision relating to the adoption of international accounting standards

      2. 20. Revocations and transitional provision

4. PART 3 Transitional and consequential amendments relating to European Public Limited-Liability Companies

   1. 21. Transitional and consequential amendments relating to European Public Limited-Liability Companies

5. PART 4 Miscellaneous amendments

   1. 22. Amendments to the Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

   2. 23. Amendments to the Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Consequential amendments and transitional provision relating to the adoption of international accounting standards in the United Kingdom

      1. PART 1 Amendments to Primary Legislation

         1. CHAPTER 1 Amendments to the Companies Act 2006

            1. 1. Amendments to the Companies Act 2006

            2. 2. Companies qualifying as small: parent companies

            3. 3. Duty to keep accounting records

            4. 4. Where and for how long records to be kept

            5. 5. Individual accounts: exemption for dormant subsidiaries

            6. 6. Individual accounts: applicable accounting framework

            7. 7. IAS individual accounts

            8. 8. Exemption for company included in EEA group accounts of larger group

            9. 9. Exemption for company included in non-EEA group accounts of larger group

            10. 10. Group accounts: applicable accounting framework

            11. 11. IAS group accounts

            12. 12. Approval and signing of accounts

            13. 13. Dormant subsidiaries exempt from obligation to file accounts

            14. 14. Voluntary revision of accounts etc.

            15. 15. Secretary of State’s notice in respect of accounts or reports

            16. 16. Application to court in respect of defective accounts or reports

            17. 17. Other persons authorised to apply to the court

            18. 18. Power of authorised person to require documents, information and explanations

            19. 19. Companies qualifying as medium-sized: parent companies

            20. 20. Notes to the accounts

            21. 21. Minor definitions

            22. 22. Subsidiary companies: conditions for exemption from audit

            23. 23. Auditor’s report on company’s annual accounts

            24. 24. Supplementary accounting statement (merger)

            25. 25. Supplementary accounting statement (division)

            26. 26. Index of defined expressions

         2. CHAPTER 2 Amendments to other primary legislation

            1. 27. Amendments to the Building Societies Act 1986

            2. 28. In section 61 (directors: supplementary provisions as to elections, etc),...

            3. 29. In section 71 (accounting records), in subsections (2)(c) and (d),...

            4. 30. In section 72A (duty to prepare individual accounts)—

            5. 31. In section 72D (IAS individual accounts), for “international accounting standards”,...

            6. 32. In section 72E (duty to prepare group accounts)—

            7. 33. In section 72H (IAS group accounts), for “international accounting standards”,...

            8. 34. In section 78 (auditor’s report), in subsection (4)(c), for “Article...

            9. 35. In section 81B (interpretation of Part 8)—

            10. 36. In Schedule 2 (establishment, incorporation and constitution of building societies),...

            11. 37. In Schedule 10B (disclosures about related undertakings required in note...

            12. 38. Amendments to the Friendly Societies Act 1992

            13. 39. In section 68 (accounting records), in subsection (2)(b) and (c),...

            14. 40. In section 69A (duty to prepare individual accounts)—

            15. 41. In section 69D (IAS individual accounts), for “international accounting standards”...

            16. 42. In section 69E (duty to prepare group accounts)—

            17. 43. In section 69H (IAS group accounts), for “international accounting standards”...

            18. 44. In section 73 (auditor’s report), in subsection (5B)(c), for “Article...

            19. 45. In section 78A (interpretation of Part 6)—

            20. 46. In Schedule 13E (disclosures about related undertakings)—

            21. 47. Amendments to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000

            22. 48. In section 5(4)(a) (departmental resource accounts: preparation: relevant guidance), for...

            23. 49. In section 9(5)(a) (whole of government accounts: preparation: relevant guidance),...

            24. 50. Amendments to the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

            25. 51. In section 9(4)(a) (departmental resource accounts: preparation: relevant guidance), for...

            26. 52. In section 14(5)(a) (whole of government accounts: preparation: relevant guidance),...

      2. PART 2 Amendments to Subordinate Legislation

         1. 53. Amendment to the Friendly Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1994

         2. 54. Amendment to the Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998

         3. 55. Amendments to the Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008

         4. 56. Amendments to the Small Companies and Groups (Accounts and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2008

         5. 57. Amendments to the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008

         6. 58. Amendments to the Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008

         7. 59. Amendments to the Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008

         8. 60. Amendments to the Large and Medium-sized Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008

         9. 61. Amendments to the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014

      3. PART 3 Amendments to EU Regulation

         1. 62. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards

         2. 63. Amendments to Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories

      4. PART 4 Transitional provision: IAS accounts and first IAS year

         1. 64. Companies

         2. 65. Limited Liability Partnerships

         3. 66. IAS accounts and first IAS year: building societies

         4. 67. IAS accounts and first IAS year: friendly societies

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Revocations

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Amendments relating to European Public Limited-Liability Companies

      1. PART 1 Application of the Companies Act 2006, the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 and the Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) Regulations 2009 to European Public Limited-Liability Companies

         1. 1. Interpretation

         2. 2. Application of the Companies Act 2006

         3. 3. In the application of Part 35 of the Companies Act...

         4. 4. Application of the Overseas Companies Regulations

         5. 5. References to “directors” or “board of directors” are to be...

         6. 6. In regulation 6 (particulars of the company), paragraph (1)(c) is...

         7. 7. In regulation 31 (application and interpretation of Chapter), the definition...

         8. 8. In regulation 60 (requirement to display name etc at business...

         9. 9. Regulation 61 (manner of display of name etc) is to...

         10. 10. In regulation 63 (particulars to appear in business letters, order...

         11. 11. Transitional provision for the application of the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 to existing establishments of SEs

         12. 12. Transitional provision for the application of the Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) Regulations 2009

      2. PART 2 Amendment to the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018: transitional arrangements for employee engagement

         1. 13. Part 4 of the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.)...

         2. 14. In regulation 147, for “152” substitute “152A”.

         3. 15. After regulation 152 insert— (1) Despite the amendments and revocations made by these Regulations,...

         4. 16. In regulation 154, for “159” substitute “159A”.

         5. 17. After regulation 159 insert— (1) Despite the amendments and revocations made by these Regulations,...

      3. PART 3 Consequential amendments in relation to the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

         1. 18. Amendment of the Employment Rights Act 1996

         2. 19. Amendment of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999

         3. 20. Amendment of the Companies Act 2006

         4. 21. Amendment of the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009

         5. 22. Amendment of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017

8. Explanatory Note