Companies (Accounting) Act 2017

Amendment of section 362 of Principal Act

59. Section 362 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) Notwithstanding that section 358 is complied with, a company is not entitled to the audit exemption referred to in that section if the company is a relevant securitisation company.”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Notwithstanding that section 359 is complied with, a holding company and the other members of the group are not entitled to the audit exemption referred to in that section if—

(a) the holding company is a relevant securitisation company, or

(b) any of those other members is a relevant securitisation company.”.