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Accountants Act 2004 s 8

s 8 Registers

8.—(1) The Registrar is responsible for the custody and maintenance of —(a) the Register of Public Accountants; (b) the Register of Public Accounting Corporations; (c) the Register of Public Accounting Firms; and (d) the Register of Public Accounting Limited Liability Partnerships.[11/2006] (2) The Registrar must —(a) record —(i) in the Register of Public Accountants the name and relevant particulars of every public accountant who is registered under this Act or whose registration has been suspended or cancelled; (ii) in the Register of Public Accounting Corporations the name and relevant particulars of every accounting corporation that is approved under this Act or that has had its approval revoked; (iii) in the Register of Public Accounting Firms the name and relevant particulars of every accounting firm that is approved under this Act or that has had its approval revoked; and (iv) in the Register of Public Accounting Limited Liability Partnerships the name and relevant particulars of every accounting LLP that is approved under this Act or that has had its approval revoked; (b) at the request of any person, allow the person to have access to the Register of Public Accountants, the Register of Public Accounting Corporations, the Register of Public Accounting Firms or the Register of Public Accounting Limited Liability Partnerships by obtaining a copy of or an extract from it;[Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026] (c) insert in the appropriate register any change in the names or relevant particulars recorded therein that may have been notified to him or her or that may otherwise have come to his or her knowledge; and (d) correct any error in any entry in any of the registers.[11/2006]

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