Regulation 3(1)

Section A General Rules

1.

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule -

(a) every balance sheet of a company must show the items listed in either of the balance sheet formats in Section B of this Part, and

(b) every profit and loss account must show the items listed in either of the profit and loss account formats in Section B.

(2) References in this Schedule to the items listed in any of the formats in Section B are to those items read together with any of the notes following the formats which apply to those items.

(3) Subject to paragraph 1A, the items must be shown in the order and under the headings and sub-headings given in the particular format used, but -

(a) the notes to the formats may permit alternative positions for any particular items, and

(b) the heading or sub-heading for any item does not have to be distinguished by any letter or number assigned to that item in the format used.

1A.