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Regulation 42 Supplementary provisions

Sections 471, 472 and 474 of the Companies Act 2006 apply in relation to a company to which this Chapter applies, modified so that they read as follows -

"471 Meaning of "annual accounts"

In this Part a company’s "annual accounts", in relation to a financial year, means the company’s individual accounts for that year (see section 394) or, if applicable, the company’s group accounts for that year (see section 399).

472 Notes to the accounts

(1) Information required by this Part to be given in notes to a company’s annual accounts may be contained in the accounts or in a separate document annexed to the accounts.

(2) References in this Part to a company’s annual accounts, or to a balance sheet or profit and loss account, include notes to the accounts.

474 Minor definitions

In this Part -

"balance sheet" includes a statement of financial position or other equivalent financial statement;

"group" means a parent undertaking and its subsidiary undertakings;

"IAS Regulation" means EC Regulation No. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19th July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards [OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.];

"international accounting standards" means the international accounting standards, within the meaning of Article 2 of the IAS Regulation;

"Overseas Companies Regulations" means the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1801);