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Article 11A Order disqualifying person instructing unfit director ...F1F2

Northern Ireland

(1)

The High Court may make a disqualification order against a person (“P”) if, on an application under Article 11B, it is satisfied—

(a)

either—

(i)

that a disqualification order under Article 9 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 Department has accepted a disqualification undertaking from such a person under Article 10(3), and

(b)

that P exercised the requisite amount of influence over the person.

That person is referred to in this Article as “the main transgressor”.

(2)

For the purposes of this Article, 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 Article 9, or

(b)

in relation to which the undertaking was accepted from the main transgressor under Article 10(3),

was the result of the main transgressor acting in accordance with P's directions or instructions.

(3)

But P does not exercise the requisite amount of influence over the main transgressor by reason only that the main transgressor acts on advice given by P in a professional capacity.

(4)

Under this Article the minimum period of disqualification is 2 years and the maximum period is 15 years.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Arts. 11A-11E and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 8 para. 7; S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 2(h) (with Sch. para. 9)

F2

Words in art. 11A heading omitted (15.12.2021 for specified purposes, 15.2.2022 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 (c. 34), ss. 3(4), 4(4)(c)(5) (with s. 3(13))