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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

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43Right of entity to appoint auditor to conduct statutory audit
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(1)Where a person is appointed under this Chapter in relation to an entity for a financial year, the entity may, under and in accordance with the relevant statutory provision, appoint that person as auditor of the entity for the purposes of that provision for the financial year.

(2)An appointment pursuant to subsection (1) is to be—

(a)on the standard terms and conditions, or

(b)on the standard terms and conditions subject to such modifications as may be agreed between the entity and the person appointed.

(3)The audit authority must notify the entity of its right under subsection (1).

(4)Notification under subsection (3) must be before the beginning of the financial year (except in the case of an appointment for the first financial year of the entity or which is made under section 39).

(5)Termination by the audit authority of the appointment under this Chapter does not terminate an appointment made pursuant to subsection (1).

(6)In subsection (1) “the relevant statutory provision”—

(a)in relation to a company, means Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46);

(b)in relation to a limited liability partnership, means that Part of that Act as it applies to limited liability partnerships;

(c)in relation to an industrial and provident society, means—

(i)section 4 of the Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968 (c. 55), or

(ii)in the case of an industrial and provident society to which regulation 3 of the Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/565) applies, that regulation.

(7)In subsection (2), “standard terms and conditions” means terms and conditions (including terms and conditions as to payment of fees) published for the purposes of that subsection by the audit authority from time to time.

(8)Before publishing terms and conditions under subsection (7) an audit authority must consult—

(a)such associations of local authorities, and such bodies of accountants, as the audit authority considers appropriate, and

(b)the Secretary of State (in the case of the Audit Commission) or the Welsh Ministers (in the case of the Auditor General for Wales).

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