After regulation 1(4), insert -

"(5) For the purposes of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 [2006 c. 46.], where accounts for a financial year within paragraph (6) are permitted to be prepared in accordance with international accounting standards (as defined in section 474 of that Act [Section 474 has amendments not relevant to this regulation.]), the accounts may be prepared in accordance with international accounting standards which have been adopted for use within the United Kingdom by virtue of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations.

(6) The financial years referred to in paragraph (5) are -

(a) a financial year which begins before but ends on or after IP completion day;

(b) a financial year which ends before IP completion day, where IP completion day occurs before the end of the period for filing the accounts.

(7) Where, in reliance on paragraph (5), accounts are prepared in accordance with international accounting standards which have been adopted for use within the United Kingdom, the notes to the accounts must include a statement to that effect.

(8) Where a statement is included in the notes to the accounts in accordance with paragraph (7), the notes need not include the statement specified under section 397(2) or section 406(2) of the Companies Act 2006 [Sections 397 and 406 were substituted by S.I. 2015/980.] (as the case may be).".