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Companies Act 2006

Crossheading Removal of auditor

  • Section 510 Resolution removing auditor from office
  • Section 511 Special notice required for resolution removing auditor from office
  • Section 511A Public interest companies: application to court to remove auditor from office
  • Section 512 Notice to registrar of resolution removing auditor from office
  • Section 513 Rights of auditor who has been removed from office
  1. Removal of auditor
  2. Resolution removing auditor from office

Section 510 | Resolution removing auditor from office

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)The members of a company may remove an auditor from office at any time.

(2)This power is exercisable only—

(a)by ordinary resolution at a meeting, and

(b)in accordance with section 511 (special notice of resolution to remove auditor).

(3)Nothing in this section is to be taken as depriving the person removed of compensation or damages payable to him in respect of the termination—

(a)of his appointment as auditor, or

(b)of any appointment terminating with that as auditor.

(4)An auditor may not be removed from office before the expiration of his term of office except—F1

(a)by resolution under this section, orF1

(b)in accordance with section 511A.F1

Notes

  1. F1

    S. 510(4) substituted (17.6.2016) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/649), reg. 1(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 21(2) (with reg. 1(12))

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