Search Legislation

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Changes to legislation:

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the affected provisions when you open the content using the Table of Contents below.

View outstanding changes

Changes and effects yet to be applied to :

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Preliminary

    1. 1.Disqualification orders: general.

    2. 1A.Disqualification undertakings: general.

  3. Disqualification for general misconduct in connection with companies

    1. 2.Disqualification on conviction of indictable offence.

    2. 3.Disqualification for persistent breaches of companies legislation.

    3. 4.Disqualification for fraud, etc., in winding up.

    4. 5.Disqualification on summary conviction.

    5. 5A.Disqualification for certain convictions abroad

  4. Disqualification for unfitness

    1. 6.Duty of court to disqualify unfit directors ....

    2. 7.Disqualification orders under section 6: applications and acceptance of undertakings

    3. 7A.Office-holder's report on conduct of directors

    4. 8.Disqualification of director on finding of unfitness.

  5. Persons instructing unfit directors

    1. 8ZA.Order disqualifying person instructing unfit director ...

    2. 8ZB.Application for order under section 8ZA

    3. 8ZC.Disqualification undertaking instead of an order under section 8ZA

    4. 8ZD.Order disqualifying person instructing unfit director: other cases

    5. 8ZE.Disqualification undertaking instead of an order under section 8ZD

  6. Disqualification for promoting tax avoidance

    1. 8ZF.Disqualification following winding up under s.85 of Finance Act 2022

    2. 8ZG.Disqualification on finding of unfitness: promoters of tax avoidance

  7. Further provision about disqualification undertakings

    1. 8A.Variation etc. of disqualification undertaking.

    2. 9.Matters for determining unfitness of directors.

  8. Disqualification for competition infringements

    1. 9A.Competition disqualification order

    2. 9B.Competition undertakings

    3. 9C.Competition investigations

    4. 9D.Co-ordination

    5. 9E.Interpretation

  9. Other cases of disqualification

    1. 10.Participation in wrongful trading.

    2. 11.Undischarged bankrupts.

    3. 11A.Designated persons under sanctions legislation

    4. 12.Failure to pay under county court administration order.

    5. 12A.Northern Irish disqualification orders.

    6. 12B.Northern Irish disqualification undertakings

    7. 12C.Determining unfitness etc: matters to be taken into account

  10. Consequences of contravention

    1. 13.Criminal penalties.

    2. 14.Offences by body corporate.

    3. 15.Personal liability for company’s debts where person acts while disqualified.

  11. Compensation orders and undertakings

    1. 15A.Compensation orders and undertakings

    2. 15B.Amounts payable under compensation orders and undertakings

    3. 15C.Variation and revocation of compensation undertakings

  12. Supplementary provisions

    1. 16.Application for disqualification order.

    2. 17.Application for leave under an order or undertaking.

    3. 18.Register of disqualification orders and undertakings.

    4. 19.Special savings from repealed enactments.

  13. Miscellaneous and general

    1. 20.Admissibility in evidence of statements.

    2. 20A.Legal professional privilege

    3. 21.Interaction with Insolvency Act 1986 etc.

    4. 21A.Bank insolvency

    5. 21B.Bank administration

    6. 21C.Building society insolvency and special administration

    7. 22.Interpretation.

    8. 22A.Application of Act to building societies.

    9. 22B.Application of Act to incorporated friendly societies.

    10. 22C.Application of Act to NHS foundation trusts

    11. 22D.Application of Act to open-ended investment companies

    12. 22E.Application of Act to registered societies

    13. 22F.Application of Act to charitable incorporated organisations

    14. 22G.Application of Act to further education bodies

    15. 22H.Application of Act to protected cell companies

    16. 22I.Power to amend application of Act in relation to relevant entities

    17. 23.Transitional provisions, savings, repeals.

    18. 24.Extent.

    19. 25.Commencement.

    20. 26.Citation.

  14. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Determining unfitness etc: matters to be taken into account

      1. Matters to be taken into account in all cases

        1. 1.The extent to which the person was responsible for the...

        2. 2.Where applicable, the extent to which the person was responsible...

        3. 3.The frequency of conduct of the person which falls within...

        4. 4.The nature and extent of any loss or harm caused,...

      2. Additional matters to be taken into account where person is or has been a director

        1. 5.Any misfeasance or breach of any fiduciary duty by the...

        2. 6.Any material breach of any legislative or other obligation of...

        3. 7.The frequency of conduct of the director which falls within...

      3. Interpretation

        1. 8.Subsections (1A) to (2A) of section 6 apply for the...

        2. 9.In this Schedule “ director ” includes a shadow director....

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Savings from Companies Act 1981 ss. 93, 94, and Insolvency Act 1985 Schedule 9

      1. 1.Sections 2 and 4(1)(b) do not apply in relation to...

      2. 2.Subject to paragraph 1— (a) section 2 applies in a...

      3. 3.Subject to paragraph 1, section 4 applies in relation to...

      4. 4.The powers of a court under section 5 are not...

      5. 5.For purposes of section 3(1) and section 5, no account...

      6. 6.An order made under section 28 of the Companies Act...

      7. 7.Where— (a) an application is made for a disqualification order...

      8. 8.An application shall not be made under section 8 of...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Transitional Provisions and Savings

      1. 1.In this Schedule, “the former enactments” means so much of...

      2. 2.So far as anything done or treated as done under...

      3. 3.Where any period of time specified in a provision of...

      4. 4.Where in any provision of this Act there is a...

      5. 5.Offences committed before the appointed day under any provision of...

      6. 6.A reference in any enactment, instrument or document (whether express...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources