http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2002/3150/article/5The Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-03-30Expert Participation2026-03-02 51The court may make a disqualification order against a person where he is convicted of an offence punishable only on conviction on indictment or either on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction (whether on indictment or on summary conviction) in connection with the promotion, formation, management, liquidation or striking off of a company, with the receivership of a company's property or with his being an administrative receiver of a company.1AIn paragraph (1), “company” includes overseas company.2“The court” for this purpose means—athe High Court, orbthe court by or before which the person is convicted of the offence, orcin the case of a summary conviction, any other court of summary jurisdiction....3The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is—awhere the disqualification order is made by a court of summary jurisdiction, 5 years, andbin any other case, 15 years.Art. 5 applied by S.I. 1989/638, reg. 20(2) (as inserted (1.10.2009) by European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), {reg. 21(4} (with reg. 2))Art. 5(1A) inserted (1.10.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 8 para. 9(5); S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 2(h)Words in art. 5(2)(c) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 120(1), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)