The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015

Section 695 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Voluntary revision of defective financial statements and reports

(1) This section applies to the following documents—(a) the annual financial statement of a company;
(b) a directors' remuneration report;
(c) the directors' report of a company;
(d) a summary financial statement of a company.
(2) If it appears to the directors of a company that a document to which this section applies does not comply with the requirements of this Act, they may revise the document so that it does so comply.
(3) If copies of the original documents have been sent out to members, lodged with the Registrar or, in the case of a public company, presented at a general meeting of the company, the directors shall confine the revisions to—
(a) correcting those matters in relation to which the original documents did not comply with the requirements of this Act; and
(b) the making of any necessary consequential amendments.
(4) The regulations may prescribe how the provisions of this Act are to apply in relation to documents to which this section applies.
(5) In particular, the regulations may—
(a) make different provision according to whether the original document is replaced or is supplemented by a document indicating the corrections to be made;
(b) specify functions of the company's in relation to the revised document;
(c) require the directors of a company to take such steps as may be specified in the regulations—
(i) in relation to an original financial statement or report that has been sent out to members of the company and others in accordance with section 662 presented at a general meeting of the company or lodged with the Registrar; or
(ii) in relation to a summary financial statement or a report that has been sent to members in accordance with that section as applied by section 665.

Check the current authoritative text and amendment history before relying on this provision.

View all provisions of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015 →

More provisions

View all →

Section 706 — Contents of annual return: general

(1) A company shall ensure that its annual return states the date to which it is made up and contains the following information— (a) the address of the company's registered office and, if a Post Offic…

Section 710 — Right of members to require audit

(1) The members of a company that would otherwise be entitled to exemptionfrom audit under any of the provisions referred to in section 709(1)(a) may by notice under this section require it to obtain…

Section 724 — Fixing of auditor’s remuneration

(1) If an auditor is appointed by the members of a company, the membersshall fix the auditor’s remuneration, either by ordinary resolution or in such as the members may, by ordinary resolution, determ…

Section 730 — Responsibilities of auditor

(1) In reporting on the annual financial statement of a company, the company’s auditor shall carry out such investigations as will enable the auditor to form an opinion— (a) whether adequate accountin…

Section 731 — Auditor's right to information

(1) An auditor of a company— (a) has a right of access at all times to the company's accounting records and financial statements, in whatever form they are held; and (b) may require any of the followi…

Section 745 — Resignation of auditor

(1) An auditor of a company may resign from office by lodging a notice to thateffect at the registered office of the company. (2) The notice is not effective unless it is accompanied by the statementr…