1473. (1) In this section, references to a firm include references to a Member State audit firm if the firm is not seeking registration in accordance with section 1465.

(2) A firm shall not be eligible for approval as a statutory audit firm unless—

(a) the individuals who carry out statutory audits in the State on behalf of the firm are approved as statutory auditors in accordance with this Part,

(b) the majority of the voting rights in the firm are held by—

(i) individuals who are eligible for approval in the State or in any other Member State as statutory auditors,

(ii) audit firms approved as statutory audit firms in the State or in any other Member State, or

(iii) a combination of such individuals and audit firms,

and

(c) subject to subsection (3), the majority of the members of the administrative or management body of the firm are—

(i) individuals who are eligible for approval in the State or in any other Member State as statutory auditors,

(ii) audit firms approved as statutory audit firms in the State or in any other Member State, or

(iii) a combination of such individuals and audit firms.

(3) Where the administrative or management body of a firm has no more than 2 members, then, for the purposes of subsection (2)(c), one of those members shall satisfy at least the requirements of that subsection.]