# Companies Act 2006, Section 227: Directors' service contracts

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purposes of this Part a director's “service contract”, in relation to a company, means a contract under which—
(a) a director of the company undertakes personally to perform services (as director or otherwise) for the company, or for a subsidiary of the company, or
(b) services (as director or otherwise) that a director of the company undertakes personally to perform are made available by a third party to the company, or to a subsidiary of the company.
(2) The provisions of this Part relating to directors' service contracts apply to the terms of a person's appointment as a director of a company.
They are not restricted to contracts for the performance of services outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a director.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/227 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-227
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