(1) The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1253D [Section 1253D was inserted by S.I. 2007/3494, substituted by S.I. 2010/2537 and amended by S.I. 2016/649, 2017/516 and paragraph 126 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12). Subsection (2) of section 1253D is to be repealed by S.I. 2019/177.] -

(a) omit subsection (2)(k);

(b) omit subsection (2)(o);

(c) after subsection (2)(s) insert -

"(t) the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China;

(u) the Securities Regulatory Commission of the People’s Republic of China.".

(3) In paragraph 20A [Paragraph 20A was inserted by S.I. 2007/3494, substituted by S.I. 2016/649, amended by S.I. 2017/701, and is to be amended by S.I. 2019/177.] of Schedule 10, for the definition of "key audit partner" substitute -

""key audit partner" means -