# The Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, Article 11: Disqualification of director on finding of unfitness

Extent: N.I.

(1) If it appears to the Department ... that it is expedient in the public interest that a disqualification order should be made against a person who is, or has been, a director or shadow director of a company, the Department may apply to the High Court for such an order.
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(3) Where it appears to the Department ... that, in the case of a person who has offered to give the Department a disqualification undertaking—
(a) the conduct of the person in relation to a company of which the person is or has been a director or shadow director (either taken alone or taken together with his conduct as a director or shadow director of one or more other companies or overseas companies), makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company, and
(b) it is expedient in the public interest that the Department should accept the undertaking (instead of applying, or proceeding with an application, for a disqualification order),
the Department may accept the undertaking.
(4) The High Court may make a disqualification order against a person where, on an application under this Article, it is satisfied that his conduct in relation to the company (either taken alone or taken together with his conduct as a director or shadow director of one or more other companies or overseas companies) makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company.
(4A) Paragraph (1A) of Article 9 applies for the purposes of this Article as it applies for the purposes of that Article.
(5) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is 15 years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2002/3150/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/company-directors-disqualification-northern-ireland-order-2002/article-11
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