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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Summary Financial Statement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 30th March 2005 and shall have effect as respects companies' financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2005.
(3) In these Regulations “the Regulations” means the Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
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In regulation 2 of the Regulations, in the definition of “full accounts and reports”, insert “, the directors' remuneration report (if any)” after the words “the directors' report” in the first place where it occurs and for the words “group accounts or directors' report” substitute “group accounts, directors' report or directors' remuneration report”.
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In regulation 7 of the Regulations –
(1) In paragraph (3) after “state of affairs of the company” insert “, and of its policies and arrangements concerning directors' remuneration,”; and
(2) In paragraph (4) after “state of affairs of the company or of the group” insert “, and of their policies and arrangements concerning directors' remuneration,”.
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In Schedule 1 to the Regulations, in paragraph 1(2) for “the company’s annual accounts and the directors' report” substitute “the company’s annual accounts, the directors' remuneration report (if any) and the directors' report”.
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In Schedule 1 to the Regulations –
(1) Insert after paragraph 2 –“
2A. 
The summary financial statement shall contain the whole of, or a summary of –
(a) that portion of the notes to the accounts for the year in question which set out the information required by paragraph 1(1) of Part I of Schedule 6 to the 1986 Order (aggregate amount of directors' emoluments); and
(b) to the extent that the company is required to produce a directors' remuneration report, those portions of the directors' remuneration report for the year in question which set out the matters required by paragraphs 3 (statement of company’s policy on directors' remuneration) and 4 (performance graph) of Schedule 7A to the 1986 Order.”; and
(2) Omit paragraph 3(4).
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In Schedule 2 to the Regulations –
(1) Insert after paragraph 2 –“
2A. 
The summary financial statement shall contain the whole of, or a summary of –
(a) that portion of the notes to the accounts for the year in question which set out the information required by paragraph 1(1) of Part I of Schedule 6 to the 1986 Order (aggregate amount of directors' emoluments); and
(b) to the extent that the company is required to produce a directors' remuneration report, those portions of the directors' remuneration report for the year in question which set out the matters required by paragraphs 3 (statement of company’s policy on directors' remuneration) and 4 (performance graph) of Schedule 7A to the 1986 Order.”; and
(2) Omit paragraph 3(4).
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In Schedule 3 to the Regulations –
(1) Insert after paragraph 3 –“
3A. 
The summary financial statement shall contain the whole of, or a summary of –
(a) that portion of the notes to the accounts for the year in question which set out the information required by paragraph 1(1) of Part I of Schedule 6 to the 1986 Order (aggregate amount of directors' emoluments); and
(b) to the extent that the company is required to produce a directors' remuneration report, those portions of the directors' remuneration report for the year in question which set out the matters required by paragraphs 3 (statement of company’s policy on directors' remuneration) and 4 (performance graph) of Schedule 7A to the 1986 Order.” and
(2) Omit paragraph 4(4).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 1st March 2005.
M. Bohill
A senior officer of the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
