{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/schedule-10/paragraph-16AA",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/schedule-10/paragraph-16AA.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/16AA",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16AA",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The requirements of this paragraph are that—\n(a) the transfer is to an approved third country competent authority, and\n(b) ... the Secretary of State has approved the transfer.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 paras. 16A-16AB and respective cross-headings substituted for Sch. 10 para. 16A and cross-heading (15.11.2010) by The Companies Act 2006 (Transfer of Audit Working Papers to Third Countries) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2537), regs. 1(2), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 10 para. 16AA(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/177), regs. 2, 31; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 paras. 16A-16AB applied (15.11.2010) by The Companies Act 2006 (Transfer of Audit Working Paper to Third Countries) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2537), regs. 1(2), 8"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/schedule/10/paragraph/16AA",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:40.060156+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}