SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACTS APPLYING TO UNREGISTERED COMPANIES

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1

Sections 475 to 481 and 484 to 539 of the Companies Act 2006 (audit) apply to unregistered companies, with the following modifications.

2

Section 494 (disclosure of services provided by auditor or associates and related remuneration) is modified so that it reads as follows—

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The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/489) apply as regards the disclosure of—

a

the nature of any services provided for a company by the company's auditor (whether in the capacity as auditor or otherwise) or by the auditor's associates;

b

the amount of any remuneration received or receivable by the auditor, or the auditor's associates, in respect of any such services.

3

In section 504 (meaning of “senior statutory auditor”), in subsection (1)(b)(ii) for “by order of the Secretary of State” substitute “ by the Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/496) ”.

4

Section 538 (disclosure by company of liability limitation agreement) is modified so that it reads as follows—

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A company that has entered into a liability limitation agreement must make the disclosure in connection with the agreement required by the Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/489).