{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-510",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-510.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006",
  "path": "section/510",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "510",
  "heading": "Resolution removing auditor from office",
  "text": "(1) The members of a company may remove an auditor from office at any time.\n(2) This power is exercisable only—\n(a) by ordinary resolution at a meeting, and\n(b) in accordance with section 511 (special notice of resolution to remove auditor).\n(3) Nothing in this section is to be taken as depriving the person removed of compensation or damages payable to him in respect of the termination—\n(a) of his appointment as auditor, or\n(b) of any appointment terminating with that as auditor.\n(4) An auditor may not be removed from office before the expiration of his term of office except—\n(a) by resolution under this section, or\n(b) in accordance with section 511A.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 510(4) substituted (17.6.2016) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/649), reg. 1(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 21(2) (with reg. 1(12))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 484-539 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 11 (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 510-512 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2008) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1911), reg. 43; (as amended (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 16 (with reg. 2(6)(7))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/510",
    "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."
}