Sch 3 para 51
(1) Section 1261 (minor definitions) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)— (a) at the appropriate places, insert the following definitions— “ audit working papers and investigation reports ” means— any documents which are or have been held by a statutory auditor, an EEA auditor or a third country auditor and which are related to the conduct of an audit conducted by that auditor; any report of an inspection of the conduct of an audit by a statutory auditor, an EEA auditor or a third country auditor, or any report of an investigation into the conduct of a statutory auditor, an EEA auditor or a third country auditor, “ the Audit Regulation ” means Regulation 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public interest entities; “ the competent authority ” means the Financial Reporting Council Limited (b) in the definition of “the Audit Directive” omit the words “ as amended at any time before 1st January 2009”; (c) omit the definition of “audit working papers”; (d) in the definition of “third country auditor” after “other than” insert “ an EEA auditor or ” ; (e) in the definition of “transfer” after “audit working papers” insert “ and investigation reports ” .