Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021

9.

Amendment of section 936B of Principal Act

9. Section 936B of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(c), by the substitution of “section 944AB(2)(b)” for “section 957C(2)(b)”,

(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (e) and (f):

“(e) in so far as all or part of the year has elapsed before the relevant date, all relevant sanctions (within the meaning of section 957AA as in force before the relevant date) imposed by the Director during the year in accordance with Chapter 3,

(f) on and after the relevant date, all relevant sanctions (within the meaning of section 944Z) imposed by the Authority during the year in accordance with Chapter 3B,

(g) in so far as all or part of the year has elapsed before the relevant date, all public notices of relevant sanctions (within the meaning of section 957AA as in force before the relevant date) imposed by the Director during the year in accordance with Chapter 3, and

(h) on and after the relevant date, all public notices of relevant sanctions (within the meaning of section 944Z) imposed by the Authority during the year in accordance with Chapter 3B.”,

and

(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) In this section—

‘relevant date’ means the date of commencement of section 3 of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021;

‘relevant person’, in relation to a recognised accountancy body, means—

(a) a member of the body, or

(b) an auditor or audit firm in relation to whom, by virtue of section 930C, the body may perform functions,

who is a statutory auditor or former statutory auditor.”.