Paragraph 51
Section 1261 (minor definitions) is amended as follows.
In subsection (1)—
at the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—
““audit working papers and investigation reports” means—
- (a)
any documents which are or have been held by a statutory auditor, an EEA auditor or a third country auditor and which are related to the conduct of an audit conducted by that auditor;
- (b)
any report of an inspection of the conduct of an audit by a statutory auditor, an EEA auditor or a third country auditor, or
- (c)
any report of an investigation into the conduct of a statutory auditor, an EEA auditor or a third country auditor,”;
““the Audit Regulation” means Regulation 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public interest entities;”;
““the competent authority” means the Financial Reporting Council Limited”;
in the definition of “the Audit Directive” omit the words “ as amended at any time before 1st January 2009”;
omit the definition of “audit working papers”;
in the definition of “third country auditor” after “other than” insert “an EEA auditor or”;
in the definition of “transfer” after “audit working papers” insert “and investigation reports”.