{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/large-and-medium-sized-companies-and-groups-accounts-and-reports-regulations-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-52",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/410",
  "legislation_title": "The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/large-and-medium-sized-companies-and-groups-accounts-and-reports-regulations-2008",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/52",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Long-term business provision",
  "text": "(1) The long-term business provision must in principle be computed separately for each long-term contract, save that statistical or mathematical methods may be used where they may be expected to give approximately the same results as individual calculations.\n(2) A summary of the principal assumptions in making the provision under sub-paragraph (1) must be given in the notes to the accounts.\n(3) The computation must be made annually by a Fellow of the Institute or Faculty of Actuaries with due regard to generally accepted actuarial principles and on the basis of recognised actuarial methods ...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 52(3) inserted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145), regs. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 3 para. 4(a)(i) (with reg. 7(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 10, 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 52(3) omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145), regs. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 3 para. 4(a)(ii) (with reg. 7(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 10, 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/410/schedule/3/paragraph/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:36:28.753437+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."
}