Regulation 24 Accounting and statutory auditC1

of which it has become aware in its capacity as auditor of an authorised payment institution or of a person with close links to an authorised payment institution; and

which relate to payment services provided by that institution.

the auditor reasonably believes that—

the auditor reasonably believes that the information on, or his opinion on, those matters may be of material significance to the FCA in determining whether the institution meets or will continue to meet the conditions set out in regulation 6(4) to (9) (conditions for authorisation) and, if applicable, the requirement in regulation 22(1) (capital requirements) to maintain own funds;

the auditor reasonably believes that the institution is not, may not be or may cease to be, a going concern;

the auditor is precluded from stating in his report that the annual accounts have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006;

the auditor is precluded from stating in his report, where applicable, that the annual accounts give a true and fair view of the matters referred to in section 495 of the Companies Act 2006 (auditor's report on company's annual accounts) M1 including as it is applied and modified by regulation 39 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 (“the LLP Regulations”) (auditor's report) M2; or

the auditor is required to state in his report in relation to the person concerned any of the facts referred to in subsection (2), (3) or (5) of section 498 of the Companies Act 2006 (duties of auditor) or, in the case of limited liability partnerships, subsection (2), (3) or (4) of section 498 as applied and modified by regulation 40 of the LLP Regulations (duties and rights of auditors).

a parent undertaking of A;

a subsidiary undertaking of A;

a parent undertaking of a subsidiary undertaking of A; or

a subsidiary undertaking of a parent undertaking of A.