A mandatory
auditor’s report is not to be accepted under this Act or the EP Act
unless the report is in compliance with the regulations and is accompanied by
—
(a) a
statement identifying, and signed by, the person who commissioned the report
to the effect that the person —
(i)
has not provided information to the auditor that the
person knows is false or misleading in a material particular;
(ii)
has not provided information with reckless disregard as
to whether or not the information is false or misleading in a material
particular; and
(iii)
has disclosed to the auditor all information that the
person knows is materially relevant;
and
(b) a
statement identifying, and signed by, the auditor to the effect that the
report is accurate, and that the auditor —
(i)
has not provided any information in the report that the
auditor knows is false or misleading in a material particular;
(ii)
has not provided information in the report with reckless
disregard as to whether or not the information is false or misleading in a
material particular; and
(iii)
has disclosed in the report all information that the
auditor knows is materially relevant.