§ Mr. HurdI beg to move amendment No. 47, in page 18, line 15, leave out
`and a person shall not be qualified to be so appointed' and insert—'(2A) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as an auditor in pursuance of subsection (2) above'.
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Paul Dean)With this it will be convenient to take Government amendments Nos. 48, 175 and 179.
§ Mr. HurdI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Smith) for drawing attention to a deficiency, which the amendment corrects.
§ Amendment agreed to.
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Amendment made: No. 48, in page 18, line 26, at end insert
`but a Scottish firm may be so appointed if each of the partners in the firm is qualified to be so appointed'.—[Mr. Hurd.]