Commentary Part 16: Audit General provisions Section 492: Fixing of auditor’s remuneration
751.This section restates the rule that it is the members of a company, by ordinary resolution, who determine the auditor’s remuneration, or decide the method by which it should be determined. If the auditor was appointed by someone other than the members, then it will be the directors or the Secretary of State as appropriate who will determine his remuneration.