After section 8 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 insert -
"Persons instructing unfit directors
"8ZA Order disqualifying person instructing unfit director of insolvent company
(1) The court may make a disqualification order against a person ("P") if, on an application under section 8ZB, it is satisfied -
(a) either -
(i) that 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, or
(ii) that the Secretary of State has accepted a disqualification undertaking from such a person under section 7(2A), and
(b) 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 order made under section 6, or
(b) in relation to which
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