930. F585[(1) Subject to subsection (1A), the Supervisory Authority may grant recognition in writing to a body of accountants for the purposes of the relevant provisions but may only grant such recognition if satisfied—

(a) that the standards relating to training, qualifications and repute required by that body for the approval of a person as a F586[statutory auditor and the approval of a statutory auditor to carry out the assurance of sustainability reporting] are not less than those specified in Articles 4, 6 to 8 and 10 of the Audit Directive,

(b) as to the standards that body applies to its members in the area of ethics, codes of conduct and practice, independence, professional integrity, auditing and accounting standards, quality assurance, continuing education and F586[investigation, disciplinary procedures, sustainability reporting and the assurance of sustainability reporting],

(c) as to the capacity of the body to institute and apply effective arrangements to ensure compliance with, and the enforcement of, the standards referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) in relation to its members having regard to the body’s ongoing performance, financial soundness, staffing and other relevant resources of the body, and

(d) that the body will effectively perform the F586[Part 27 functions and Part 28 functions] concerned (which may be all of them).

(1A) Subject to sections 931 and 931B, a recognised accountancy body shall not perform a F586[Part 27 or Part 28 function] unless the body’s recognition under this section states that the body may perform that function.]

(2) Each of the following:

(a) the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants;

(b) the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;

(c) the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;

(d) the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland;

(e) the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland;

(f) F587[…]

shall be deemed to have been granted recognition under this section by the Supervisory Authority for the purposes of F588[the relevant provisions and, subject to sections 931 and 931B, for such recognition to have stated that each such body may perform each of the F586[Part 27 functions and Part 28 functions]].

F589[(3) A body of accountants granted recognition under subsection (1) or (2) shall continue to satisfy the Supervisory Authority as referred to in subsection (1) for the duration of such recognition.

(4) A body granted recognition under subsection (1) or (2) may make a request in writing to the Supervisory Authority for the Authority to revoke its recognition under section 931.]