Companies Act 2014

930

Recognition of body of accountants

930. F692[(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 F693[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 F693[investigation, disciplinary procedures, sustainability reporting and the assurance of sustainability reporting],

(c) F694[]

(d) F694[]

(1A) Subject to sections 931 and 931B, a recognised accountancy body shall not perform a F693[Part 27 or Part 28 function] unless the bodys 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) F695[]

shall be deemed to have been granted recognition under this section by the Supervisory Authority for the purposes of F696[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 F693[Part 27 functions and Part 28 functions]].

F697[(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.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F692

Substituted (21.09.2018) by Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (22/2018), s. 26(a), (b), S.I. No. 366 of 2018.

F693

Substituted (6.07.2024) by European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 336 of 2024), reg. 14(a)(i)-(iii), (b), (c), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

F694

Deleted (3.12.2024) by Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (44/2024), s. 75, S.I. No. 639 of 2024.

F695

Deleted (6.07.2022) by Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (48/2021), s. 29, S.I. No. 335 of 2022.

F696

Substituted (21.09.2018) by Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (22/2018), s. 26(b), S.I. No. 366 of 2018.

F697

Inserted (21.09.2018) by Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (22/2018), s. 26(c), S.I. No. 366 of 2018.

Editorial Notes:

E183

Previous affecting provision: section amended (17.06.2016) by European Union (Statutory Audits) (Directive 2006/43/EC, as amended by Directive 2014/56/EU, and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 312 of 2016), reg. 21, in effect as per regs. 1(2), 3 and subject to transitional provision in reg. 143; amendments substituted as per F-note above.