22.—(1) Where—
(a)a disqualification order is made, or
(b)any action is taken by a court in consequence of which such an order or a disqualification undertaking is varied or ceases to be in force, or
(c)leave is granted by the High Court for a person subject to such an order to do any thing which otherwise the order prohibits him from doing, or
(d)leave is granted by the High Court for a person subject to such an undertaking to do anything which otherwise the undertaking prohibits him from doing,
the clerk of the court shall furnish to the Department and to the Secretary of State such particulars as may be prescribed and regulations may prescribe the time within which, and the form and manner in which, such particulars are to be furnished.
(2) The Department shall, from the particulars so furnished continue to maintain the register of disqualification orders, and of cases in which leave has been granted as mentioned in paragraph (1)(c)F1. . . .
F2[(3) The Department shall include in the register such particulars as it considers appropriate of—
(a)disqualification undertakings accepted by it under Article [F38A, 10, 11, 11C or 11E] ;
(b)disqualification undertakings accepted by the [F4CMA] or a specified regulator under Article 13B;
(c)cases in which leave has been granted as mentioned in paragraph (1)(d).]
[F5(d)persons who are subject to director disqualification sanctions within the meaning of Article 15A;
(e)any licences issued by virtue of section 15(3A) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 that authorise such a person to do anything that would otherwise be prohibited by Article 15A(1).]
(4) When an order or undertaking of which entry is made in the register ceases to be in force, the Department shall delete the entry from the register and all particulars relating to it which have been furnished to the Department under this Article or any previous corresponding provision and, in the case of a disqualification undertaking, any other particulars the Department has included in the register.
(5) The register shall be open to inspection on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
(6) The Department may furnish to the Secretary of State such particulars as the Department considers appropriate of disqualification undertakings accepted by it under Article 10 or 11.
(7) Regulations under this Article may extend the preceding provisions of this Article, to such extent and with such modifications as may be specified in the regulations, to disqualification orders made and disqualification undertakings accepted under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46).
F1Words in art. 22(2) omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 211 (with art. 10)
F3Words in art. 22(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 8 para. 9(13); S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 2(h)
F4Word in art. 22(3) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/892), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 232 (with art. 3)
F5Art. 22(3)(d)(e) inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 38(5), 219(1)(2)(b)