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Explanatory note

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These Regulations prescribe the Accounting Standards Board Limited for the purposes of section 256(1) of the Companies Act 1985. Statements of standard accounting practice issued by a body so prescribed are “accounting standards” for the purposes of the provisions of Part VII of that Act. (Accounts prepared under Part VII are required to disclose whether or not they comply with accounting standards.)