8ZC. Disqualification undertaking instead of an order under section 8ZA
(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient in the public interest to do so, the Secretary of State may accept a disqualification undertaking from a person ("P") if -
(a) any of the following is the case -
(i) a disqualification order under section 6 has been made against a person who is or has been a director (but not a shadow director) of a company,
(ii) the Secretary of State has accepted a disqualification undertaking from such a person under section 7(2A), or
(iii) it appears to the Secretary of State that such an undertaking could be accepted from such a person (if one were offered), and
(b) it appears to the Secretary of State that P exercised the requisite amount of influence over the person.
That person is referred to in this section as "the main transgressor".
(2) For the purposes of this section, P exercised the requisite amount of influence over the main transgressor if any of the conduct -
(a) for which the main transgressor is subject to the disqualification order made under section 6,