Section 511: Special notice required for resolution removing auditor from office

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 16: Audit — Chapter 4: Removal, resignation, etc of auditors

Special notice is required for a resolution at a general meeting of a company removing an auditor from office.

On receipt of notice of such an intended resolution the company must immediately send a copy of it to the auditor proposed to be removed.

The auditor proposed to be removed may make with respect to the intended resolution representations in writing to the company (not exceeding a reasonable length) and request their notification to members of the company.

The company must (unless the representations are received by it too late for it to do so)—

in any notice of the resolution given to members of the company, state the fact of the representations having been made, and
send a copy of the representations to every member of the company to whom notice of the meeting is or has been sent.

If a copy of any such representations is not sent out as required because received too late or because of the company's default, the auditor may (without prejudice to his right to be heard orally) require that the representations be read out at the meeting.

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