# Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, Section 91: Shadow directors: provision for Northern Ireland


(1) In Article 5(1) of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)) (interpretation), in the definition of “shadow director”, for the words from “(but” to the end substitute
“, but so that a person is not deemed a shadow director by reason only that the directors act—
(a) on advice given by that person in a professional capacity;
(b) in accordance with instructions, a direction, guidance or advice given by that person in the exercise of a function conferred by or under a statutory provision;
(c) in accordance with guidance or advice given by that person in that person's capacity as a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975)”.
(2) In Article 2(2) of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3150 (N.I. 4)) (interpretation), in the definition of “shadow director”, for the words from “(but” to the end substitute
“, but so that a person is not deemed a shadow director by reason only that the directors act—
(a) on advice given by that person in a professional capacity;
(b) in accordance with instructions, a direction, guidance or advice given by that person in the exercise of a function conferred by or under a statutory provision;
(c) in accordance with guidance or advice given by that person in that person's capacity as a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/section/91 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/small-business-enterprise-and-employment-act-2015/section-91
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