Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 156
156. (1) The remuneration of auditors appointed by the
company in general meeting shall be fixed by the company in
general meeting or in such manner as the company in general
meeting may determine. The rem uneration of auditors appointed b y
the directors or the court shall be fixed by the directors or t he court
as the case may be.
(2) There shall be stated in the notes to the accounts the amoun t
of the remuneration of the company’s auditors in their capacity as
such; and where consolidated acc ounts are prepared, the notes t o
the consolidated accoun ts shall state the total remuneration pa id to
the auditors of the parent company in respect of all undertakin gs
included in the consolidation, and also the total remuneration paid
to all other auditors in respect of such undertakings.
(3) For the purposes of this article "remuneration" includes
sums paid in respect of expenses.
(4) The provisions of this arti cle shall apply in relation to
benefits in kind as to payments in cash, and in relation to any such
benefit references to its amount are to its estimated money val ue.
The nature of any such benef it shall also be disclosed.
(5) There shall also be stated in the notes to the accounts
separately the total fees c harged by the auditor for:
(a) other assurance services;
(b) tax advisory services; and
(c) other non-audit services.
(6) The provisions of sub-ar ticle (5) shall not apply:
(a) where an undertaking is included within the
consolidated accounts of another undertaking and the
information required by sub-article (5) is provided in
the notes to such con solidated accounts; or
(b) to a company which on its balance sheet date does not
exceed the limits of two out of t he three criteria set out in
article 185(1)( a). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
paragraph, the Accountancy Board established in terms
of the Accountancy Profession Act may request the
information specified in sub-article (5) to be delivered to
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it within such period as it may establish for that purpose.
Cap. 281.
(7) The provisions of sub-article (6) shall not apply to a publi c
interest entity as defined in the Accountancy Profession Act .
Removal of
auditors.
Amended by:
IX. 2008.17;
XXXVI. 2016.21.
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