111.—(1) The directors of a credit union shall prepare or cause to be prepared, with respect to each financial year—

(a) an income and expenditure account giving a true and fair view of the credit union's income and expenditure for that year,

(b) a balance sheet giving a true and fair view of the state of its affairs as at the end of that year, and

(c) any statement required by the body of accountants (referred to in section 114 (1)(a)) of which the auditor is a member to be included with the annual accounts so that the annual accounts together with the statement or statements give such a true and fair view as is referred to in paragraph (a) or, as the case may be, paragraph (b),

and each of these shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars F336[as the Bank may prescribe].

(2) Unless the F337[Bank] otherwise allows, for each financial year, the income and expenditure account, the balance sheet and the statement or statements referred to in subsection (1)(c) shall, where applicable, include corresponding particulars for the preceding financial year.

(3) The annual accounts shall also contain such supplementary information as is required by or under this Act.

(4) A credit union shall not publish, for any financial year, any income and expenditure account, balance sheet or statement unless—

(a) it has been previously audited by the auditor last appointed to audit the annual accounts of the credit union, and

(b) it incorporates a report by the auditor stating whether in his opinion it complies with paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1), whichever is applicable in that case, and

F338[(c) it has been signed by the manager of the credit union and by a member of the board of directors acting on behalf of the board.]

F339[(5) If, in relation to any income and expenditure account or balance sheet of a credit union for a financial year, a member of the board of directors fails to take all reasonable steps to secure compliance with the provision of subsection (1) which is applicable in that case, the member shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a class C fine unless the member proves that there were reasonable grounds for the member to believe that a competent and reliable person was charged with the duty of seeing that the relevant provision was complied with, and was in a position to discharge that duty.]

(6) The accounts prepared with respect to a credit union’s financial year under this section together with the notes to them are referred to in this Act as the “annual accounts”.