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Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46)
Introductory Text
Preliminary (ss. 1-1A)
1. Disqualification orders: general
1A. Disqualification undertakings: general
Disqualification for general misconduct in connection with companies (ss. 2-5A)
2. Disqualification on conviction of indictable offence
3. Disqualification for persistent breaches of companies legislation
4. Disqualification for fraud, etc., in winding up
5. Disqualification on summary conviction
5A. Disqualification for certain convictions abroad
Disqualification for unfitness (ss. 6-8)
6. Duty of court to disqualify unfit directors
7. Disqualification orders under section 6: applications and acceptance of undertakings
7A. Office-holder's report on conduct of directors
8. Disqualification of director on finding of unfitness
Further provision about disqualification undertakings (ss. 8A-9)
8A. Variation etc. of disqualification undertaking
9. Matters for determining unfitness of directors
Persons instructing unfit directors (ss. 8ZA - 8ZE)
8ZA. Order disqualifying person instructing unfit director
8ZB. Application for order under section 8ZA
8ZC. Disqualification undertaking instead of an order under section 8ZA
8ZD. Order disqualifying person instructing unfit director: other cases
8ZE. Disqualification undertaking instead of an order under section 8ZD
Disqualification for promoting tax avoidance (ss. 8ZF-8ZG)
8ZF. Disqualification following winding up under s.85 of Finance Act 2022
8ZG. Disqualification on finding of unfitness: promoters of tax avoidance
Disqualification for competition infringements (ss. 9A-9E)
9A. Competition disqualification order
9B. Competition undertakings
9C. Competition investigations
9D. Co-ordination
9E. Interpretation
Other cases of disqualification (ss. 10-12C)
10. Participation in wrongful trading
11. Undischarged bankrupts
11A. Designated persons under sanctions legislation
12. Failure to pay under county court administration order
12A. Northern Irish disqualification orders
12B. Northern Irish disqualification undertakings
12C. Determining unfitness etc: matters to be taken into account
Consequences of contravention (ss. 13-15)
13. Criminal penalties
14. Offences by body corporate
15. Personal liability for company's debts where person acts while disqualified
Compensation orders and undertakings (15A-15C)
15A. Compensation orders and undertakings
15B. Amounts payable under compensation orders and undertakings
15C. Variation and revocation of compensation undertakings
Supplementary provisions (ss. 16-19)
16. Application for disqualification order
17. Application for leave under an order or undertaking
18. Register of disqualification orders and undertakings
19. Special savings from repealed enactments
Miscellaneous and general (ss. 20-26)
20. Admissibility in evidence of statements
20A. Legal professional privilege
21. Interaction with Insolvency Act 1986 etc
21A. Bank insolvency
21B. Bank administration
21C. Building society insolvency and special administration
22. Interpretation
22A. Application of Act to building societies
22B. Application of Act to incorporated friendly societies
22C. Application of Act to NHS foundation trusts
22D. Application of Act to open-ended investment companies
22E. Application of Act to registered societies
22F. Application of Act to charitable incorporated organisations
22G. Application of Act to further education bodies
22H. Application of Act to protected cell companies
22I. Power to amend application of Act in relation to relevant entities
23. Transitional provisions, savings, repeals
24. Extent
25. Commencement
26. Citation
Schedule 1 Determining unfitness etc: matters to be taken into account
Schedule 1, Part I Matters to be taken into account in all cases (paras. 1-4)
Schedule 1, Part II Additional matters to be taken into account where person is or has been a director (paras. 5-7)
Schedule 1, Part III Interpretation (paras. 8-9)
Schedule 2 Savings from Companies Act 1981 ss. 93, 94, and Insolvency Act 1985 Schedule 9
Schedule 3 Transitional provisions and savings
Schedule 4 Repeals
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