xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5E+W+SAuditors ceasing to hold office

PART 2 E+W+SMiscellaneous

Failure to re-appoint auditor: special procedure requirementsE+W+S

14(1)Section 514 (failure to re-appoint auditor: special procedure required for written resolution) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

(1)This section applies where a resolution is proposed as a written resolution of a private company whose effect would be to appoint a person as auditor in place of a person (the “outgoing auditor”) who, at the time the resolution is proposed, is an auditor of the company and who is to cease to hold office at the end of a period for appointing auditors.

But this section does not apply if the auditor is to cease to hold office by virtue of section 510 or 516.

(2)This section also applies where a resolution is proposed as a written resolution of a private company whose effect would be to appoint a person as auditor where, at the time the resolution is proposed, the company does not have an auditor and the person proposed to be appointed is not a person (the “outgoing auditor”) who was an auditor of the company when the company last had an auditor.

But this is subject to subsection (2A).

(2A)This section does not apply (by virtue of subsection (2)) if—

(a)a period for appointing auditors has ended since the outgoing auditor ceased to hold office,

(b)the outgoing auditor ceased to hold office by virtue of section 510 or 516, or

(c)the outgoing auditor has previously had the opportunity to make representations with respect to a proposed resolution under subsection (4) of this section or an intended resolution under section 515(4).

(3)In subsection (3), for “The” substitute “ Where this section applies, the ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 14 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1732, art. 2(d) (with arts. 4, 6)