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Article 91 Disqualification after investigation of company

In Article 11 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (disqualification after company investigation), for paragraphs (1) [Paragraph (1) of Article 11 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36) Schedule 6 Part II and Companies (No. 2) (NI) Order 1990 (NI 10) Article 26.] and (2) substitute -

"(1) If it appears to the Department from investigative material that it is expedient in the public interest that a disqualification order should be made against a person who is, or has been, a director or shadow director of a company, the Department may apply to the High Court for such an order.

(1A) "Investigative material" means -

(a) a report made by inspectors under -

(i) Article 430 of the Companies Order; or

(ii) section 167, 168, 169 or 284 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; or

(iii) where the company is an open-ended investment company (within the meaning of that Act) regulations made as a result of section 262(2) (k) of that Act; and

(b) information or documents obtained under -

(i) Article 440 or 441 of the Companies Order;

(ii) section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987;

(iii) section 28 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995;