The Companies (Defective Accounts) (Authorised Person) Order 2005

This Order authorises the Financial Reporting Review Panel established under The Financial Reporting Review Panel Limited for the purposes of section 245B of the Companies Act 1985. The Panel is authorised to make an application to the court under that section for a declaration or a declarator that the annual accounts of a company do not comply with the requirements of that Act and an order requiring the directors of the company to prepare revised accounts. In addition the Panel may under section 245F of that Act require certain persons to produce documents or provide the Panel with information and explanations.

Author: Jacqui Smith, Minster for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality Department of Trade and Industry

Last modified: 2010-07-16