Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

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Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1986 c. 46
Year	1986

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Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
Preliminary

1: Disqualification orders: general.

1A: Disqualification undertakings: general.

Disqualification for general misconduct in connection with companies

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

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.

Persons instructing unfit directors

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

Further provision about disqualification undertakings

8A: Variation etc. of disqualification undertaking.

9: Matters for determining unfitness of directors.

Disqualification for competition infringements

9A: Competition disqualification order

9B: Competition undertakings

9C: Competition investigations

9D: Co-ordination

9E: Interpretation

Other cases of disqualification

10: Participation in wrongful trading.

11: Undischarged bankrupts.

12: Failure to pay under county court administration order.

12A: Northern Irish disqualification orders.: A person subject to a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002—

12B: Northern Irish disqualification undertakings: A person subject to a disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002–

12C: Determining unfitness etc: matters to be taken into account

Consequences of contravention

13: Criminal penalties.: —If a person acts in contravention of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking or in contravention of section 12(2) , 12A or 12B, or is guilty of an offence under section 11, he is liable—

14: Offences by body corporate.

15: Personal liability for company’s debts where person acts while disqualified.

Compensation orders and undertakings

15A: Compensation orders and undertakings

15B: Amounts payable under compensation orders and undertakings

15C: Variation and revocation of compensation undertakings

Supplementary provisions

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.: Schedule 2 to this Act has effect—

Miscellaneous and general

20: Admissibility in evidence of statements.

20A: Legal professional privilege
21: Interaction with Insolvency Act 1986 .

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

23: Transitional provisions, savings, repeals.

24: Extent.

25: Commencement.
26: Citation.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 12C
Determining unfitness etc: matters to be taken into account

Matters to be taken into account in all cases
Additional matters to be taken into account where person is or has been a director
Interpretation

SCHEDULE 2 Section 19.
Savings from Companies Act 1981 ss. 93, 94, and Insolvency Act 1985 Schedule 9

SCHEDULE 3 Section 23(1).
Transitional Provisions and Savings

SCHEDULE 4 Section 23(2).
Repeals

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

1986 c. 46

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the disqualification of persons from being directors of companies, and from being otherwise concerned with a company’s affairs.

[25th July 1986]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

Preliminary ...

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