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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/46/section/13</dc:identifier><dc:title>Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the disqualification of persons from being directors of companies, and from being otherwise concerned with a company’s affairs.</dc:description><dc:date>1986-07-25</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-11-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-11-18</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2025-11-18"><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/46/crossheading/consequences-of-contravention" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/46/crossheading/consequences-of-contravention" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="crossheading-consequences-of-contravention" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2024-03-04"><Title> Consequences of contravention</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2024-03-04"><Title> Criminal penalties.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/46/section/13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/46/section/13" id="section-13"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-5dc87c6621c13187737cda73e52f4098"/>13</Pnumber><P1para><Text>—If a person acts in contravention of a disqualification order or <Addition ChangeId="d29p1642" CommentaryRef="c13685911">disqualification undertaking or in contravention</Addition> of section 12(2) <Substitution ChangeId="d29p1646" CommentaryRef="c21497171">, 12A or 12B</Substitution>, or is guilty of an offence under section 11 <Addition ChangeId="key-39e877b45745f77744033ebd0110a6cb-1706096993812" CommentaryRef="key-39e877b45745f77744033ebd0110a6cb">or 11A</Addition>, he is liable—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/46/section/13/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/46/section/13/a" id="section-13-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine, or both; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/46/section/13/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/46/section/13/b" id="section-13-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on summary conviction, to imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.</Text></P3para></P3></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c13685911" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 13 inserted (2.4.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/39" id="c00513" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="39">2000 c. 39</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00513" id="c00514" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/39/section/8" SectionRef="section-8">s. 8</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00513" id="c00515" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/39/schedule/4/part/I/paragraph/8/a/b" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-part-I-paragraph-8-a-b">Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 8(a)(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/766" id="c00516" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="766">S.I. 2001/766</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00516" id="c00517" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/766/article/2/1/a" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2-1-a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef> (subject to transitional provisions in <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00516" id="c00518" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/766/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c21497171" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 13 substituted (1.9.2004) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1941" id="c00520" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="1941" Title="The Insolvency Act 2000 (Company Directors Disqualification Undertakings) Order 2004">The Insolvency Act 2000 (Company Directors Disqualification Undertakings) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1941)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00520" id="c00521" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1941/article/2/3" SectionRef="article-2-3" Operative="true">art. 2(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00520" id="c00522" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1941/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-5dc87c6621c13187737cda73e52f4098" Type="C"><Para><Text>Ss. 13-15C applied (with modifications) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2421" id="d12e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="2421">S.I. 1994/2421</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d12e4" id="cc00046" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2421/article/16" SectionRef="article-16">art. 16</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d12e4" id="cc00047" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2421/schedule/8" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-8">Sch. 8</CitationSubRef> (as amended (E.W.) (8.12.2017) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1119" id="d12e13" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="1119" Title="The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017">The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1119)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d12e13" id="cc00049" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1119/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">reg. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d12e13" id="cc00050" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1119/schedule/2/paragraph/4" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-4">Sch. 2 paras. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d12e13" id="cc00051" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1119/schedule/2/paragraph/8" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-8">8</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-39e877b45745f77744033ebd0110a6cb" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/46/section/13" id="cd1gghey5-00140">s. 13</CitationSubRef> inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2023" Number="56" Title="Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023" id="cd1gghey5-00141">Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-36-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56/section/36/3" CitationRef="cd1gghey5-00141" Operative="true" id="cd1gghey5-00142">ss. 36(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-219-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56/section/219/1" CitationRef="cd1gghey5-00141" id="cd1gghey5-00143">219(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-219-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56/section/219/2/b" CitationRef="cd1gghey5-00141" id="cd1gghey5-00144">(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/269" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2024" Number="269" Title="The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2024" id="cd1gghey5-00145">S.I. 2024/269</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-2-z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/269/regulation/2/z" CitationRef="cd1gghey5-00145" id="cd1gghey5-00146">reg. 2(z)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>