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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-1209",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
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  "path": "section/1209",
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  "number": "1209",
  "heading": "Main purposes of Part",
  "text": "The main purposes of this Part are—\n(a) to secure that only persons who are properly supervised and appropriately qualified are appointed as statutory auditors, and\n(b) to secure that audits by persons so appointed are carried out properly, with integrity and with a proper degree of independence.",
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  "status": null,
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1209",
    "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."
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