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Sch. 1 substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(6)
art. 2(2) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(2)
art. 2(2) words inserted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 224(b)
art. 2(2) words omitted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 224(a)
art. 2(2) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 s. 91(2)
art. 3(2) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(3)
art. 4(1) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(4)(a)
art. 4(2) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(4)(b)
art. 5(2)(c) words repealed by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 120(1) Sch. 9 Pt. 1
art. 8(2) words repealed by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 120(2) Sch. 9 Pt. 1
art. 9(1)(b) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(a)
art. 9(2) applied by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 4(3)
art. 9(2) words omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(c)
art. 9(2) words omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(8)
art. 10 heading substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 5(4)
art. 10(2) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 4(1)
art. 10(4) omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 5(3)
art. 11 heading substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 6(3)
art. 11(1) words omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 6(2)(a)
art. 11(2) omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 6(2)(b)
art. 11(3) words omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 6(2)(c)
art. 11(3)(a) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(3)(a)
art. 11(4) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(3)(b)
art. 12 cross-heading inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(10)
art. 12(3) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 225
art. 13 omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(4)
art. 13A(10) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 226
art. 13B(1)(2) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 227
art. 13B(7) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 227
art. 13C word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 228
art. 20(2) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(12)
art. 20(4) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 230
art. 21(3) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 231
art. 22(3) word substituted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 232
art. 22(3)(a) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(13)
art. 23(1) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(14)(b)
art. 23(1) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(14)(a)
art. 24(1)(2) words inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(15)(b)
art. 24(1)(2) words substituted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(15)(a)
art. 24D(4) omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(16)
art. 24E omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(17)
art. 25(4) omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(18)(b)
art. 25A(1) substituted by 2016 c. 16 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 28(2)
art. 25A(2)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 16 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 28(3)
art. 25A(2)(d) omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(19)(a)
art. 25A(3) omitted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(19)(c)
Order applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1493 reg. 10
art. 5(1A) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(5)
art. 6(3B) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(6)
art. 8(4B) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(7)
art. 8A inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 2(1)
art. 9(1A) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(b)
art. 9(2A)(2B) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(d)
art. 10(6) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(9)
art. 10A inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 5(2)
art. 11(4A) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(3)(c)
art. 11A-11E and cross-heading inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 7
art. 13D(2)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2014/892 Sch. 1 para. 229
art. 14(3) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(11)
art. 15(1)-(1B) substituted for art. 15(1) by 2015 c. 26 s. 114
art. 15(1A)(b)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2016/1034 Sch. 1 para. 38
art. 17A inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 3(5)
art. 19A-19C and cross-heading inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 8
art. 25(3A) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(18)(a)
art. 25A(2)(g) inserted by 2015 c. 26 Sch. 8 para. 9(19)(b)
art. 25B inserted by 2016 c. 16 (N.I.) s. 7
art. 25C inserted by S.I. 2017/1212 Sch. 4 para. 5
Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the The Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
F1fully exercised by SR 2003/345
“administrative receiver” has the meaning given by Article 5(1) of [F2the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989];
[F3“company” means—
a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland, or
a company that may be wound up under Part 6 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (unregistered companies);]
[F4“the Companies Acts” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Companies Act 2006;]
[F5“the Companies Acts” has the meaning given in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006; ]
F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F9“director” includes any person occupying the position of director by whatever name called;]
F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F11“officer” has the same meaning as in the Companies Acts (see section 1173(1) of the Companies Act 2006);]
“the official receiver” means, in relation to the winding up of a company or the bankruptcy of an individual, any officer of the Department who by virtue of Article 355 or 357 of [F12the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] is authorised to act as the official receiver in relation to that winding up or bankruptcy;
[F13“the OFT” means the Office of Fair Trading;]
[F14“the registrar” means the registrar of companies for Northern Ireland;]
[F15“regulations” means—
in Article 13D, regulations made by the Secretary of State, and
in other provisions of this Order, regulations made by the Department subject (except in Article 23(3)) to negative resolution;]
“shadow director”, in relation to a company, means a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the company are accustomed to act (but so that a person is not deemed a shadow director by reason only that the directors act on advice given by him in a professional capacity);
(3) Article 6 of [F16the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] (interpretation for Parts II to VII of that Order) applies as regards references to a company's insolvency and to its going into liquidation; and references to acting as an insolvency practitioner are to be read in accordance with Article 3 of that Order.
[F17(4) Any reference to provisions, or a particular provision, of the Companies Acts or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 includes the corresponding provisions or provision of corresponding earlier legislation.]
[F18(5) Subject to the provisions of this Article, expressions that are defined for the purposes of the Companies Acts [F19(see section 1174 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Companies Act 2006)] have the same meaning in this Order.]
(6) Any reference to acting as receiver—
(a)includes acting as manager or as both receiver and manager, but
(b)does not include acting as administrative receiver.
F2Art. 2(2): words in the definition of "administrative receiver" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(a) (with art. 10)
F3Art. 2(2): definition of "company" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(b) (with art. 10)
F4Art. 2(2): definition of "the Companies Acts" inserted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(c) (with art. 10)
F5Art. 2(2): definition of "the Companies Acts" inserted (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 226(2)(a)(iii) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F6Art. 2(2): definition of "the companies legislation" 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. 204(2)(d) (with art. 10)
F7Art. 2(2): definition of "the Companies Order" 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. 204(2)(d) (with art. 10)
F8Art. 2(2): definition of "the Companies Orders" repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3, Sch. 1 para. 226(2)(a)(ii), Sch. 2 (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F9Art. 2(2): definition of "director" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(e) (with art. 10)
F10Art. 2(2): definition of "the Insolvency Order" 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. 204(2)(f) (with art. 10)
F11Art. 2(2): definition of "officer" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(g) (with art. 10)
F12Art. 2(2): words in the definition of "the official receiver" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(h) (with art. 10)
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F14Art. 2(2): definition of "the registrar" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(2)(i) (with art. 10)
F152005 NI 9
F16Words in art. 2(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(3) (with art. 10)
F17Art. 2(4) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(4) (with art. 10)
F18Art. 2(5) substituted (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 226(2)(c) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F19Words in art. 2(5) inserted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 204(5) (with art. 10)
C1Art. 2(2)-(6) 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))
Disqualification orders: generalN.I.
3.—(1) In the circumstances specified in this Order a court may, and under[F20 Articles 9 and 13A] shall, make against a person a disqualification order, that is to say an order that, for a period specified in the order—
(a)he shall not be a director of a company, act as receiver of a company's property or in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of a company unless (in each case) he has the leave of the High Court, and
(b)he shall not act as an insolvency practitioner.
(2) In each Article which gives to a court power or, as the case may be, imposes on it the duty to make a disqualification order there is specified the maximum (and, in Article 9, the minimum) period of disqualification which may or (as the case may be) must be imposed by means of the order and, unless the court otherwise orders, the period of disqualification so imposed shall begin at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the date of the order.
(3) Where a disqualification order is made against a person who is already subject to such an order or to a disqualification undertaking, the periods specified in those orders or, as the case may be, in the order and the undertaking shall run concurrently.
(4) A disqualification order may be made on grounds which are or include matters other than criminal convictions, notwithstanding that the person in respect of whom it is to be made may be criminally liable in respect of those matters.
F202005 NI 9
C2Art. 3 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))
Disqualification undertakings: generalN.I.
(a)will not be a director of a company, act as receiver of a company's property or in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of a company unless (in each case) he has the leave of the High Court, and
Disqualification for general misconduct in connection with companiesN.I.
Disqualification on conviction of offence punishable only on indictment or either on conviction on indictment or on summary convictionN.I.
5.—(1) The 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.
(2) “The court” for this purpose means—
(b)the court by or before which the person is convicted of the offence, or
(c)in the case of a summary conviction, any other court of summary jurisdiction acting for the same petty sessions district.
(3) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is—
(a)where the disqualification order is made by a court of summary jurisdiction, 5 years, and
(b)in any other case, 15 years.
C3Art. 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))
Disqualification for persistent default under companies legislationN.I.
6.—(1) The High Court may make a disqualification order against a person where it appears to it that he has been persistently in default in relation to provisions of the companies legislation requiring any return, account or other document to be filed with, delivered or sent, or notice of any matter to be given, to the registrar.
(2) On an application to the High Court for an order to be made under this Article, the fact that a person has been persistently in default in relation to such provisions as are mentioned in paragraph (1) may (without prejudice to its proof in any other manner) be conclusively proved by showing that in the 5 years ending with the date of the application he has been adjudged guilty (whether or not on the same occasion) of 3 or more defaults in relation to those provisions.
(3) A person is to be treated under paragraph (2) as being adjudged guilty of a default in relation to any such provision if—
(a)he is convicted (whether on indictment or on summary conviction) of an offence consisting in a contravention of that provision (whether on his own part or on the part of any company), or
(b)a default order is made against him, that is to say an order under any of the following provisions—
(i)[F21section 452 of the Companies Act 2006] (order requiring delivery of company accounts),
(ii)[F22section 456 of the Companies Act 2006] (order requiring preparation of revised accounts),
[F23(iii)section 1113 of the Companies Act 2006 (enforcement of company's filing obligations),]
(iv)Article 51 of [F24the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] (enforcement of receiver's or manager's duty to make returns), or
(v)Article 144 of [F25that Order] (corresponding provision for liquidator in winding up),
in respect of any such contravention of that provision (whether on his own part or on the part of any company).
[F26(3A) In this Article “the companies legislation” means the Companies Acts and Parts 2 to 7 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (company insolvency and winding up).]
(4) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is 5 years.
F21Words in art. 6(3)(b)(i) substituted (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 226(3)(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F22Words in art. 6(3)(b)(ii) substituted (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 226(3)(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F23Art. 6(3)(b)(iii) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 205(2)(a) (with art. 10)
F24Words in art. 6(3)(b)(iv) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 205(2)(b) (with art. 10)
F25Words in art. 6(3)(b)(v) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 205(2)(c) (with art. 10)
F26Art. 6(3A) inserted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 205(3) (with art. 10)
Disqualification for fraud, etc., in winding upN.I.
7.—(1) The High Court may make a disqualification order against a person if, in the course of the winding up of a company, it appears that he—
(a)has been guilty of an offence for which he is liable (whether he has been convicted or not) under [F27section 993 of the Companies Act 2006] (fraudulent trading), or
(b)has otherwise been guilty, while an officer or liquidator of the company or receiver of the company's property or administrative receiver of the company, of any fraud in relation to the company or of any breach of his duty as such officer, liquidator, receiver or administrative receiver.
(2) In this Article “officer” includes a shadow director.
(3) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is 15 years.
F27Words in art. 7(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2194), arts. 1(3)(a), 10(1), Sch. 4 para. 99 (with saving in art. 12)
C4Art. 7 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))
Disqualification on summary conviction of offenceN.I.
8.—(1) An offence counting for the purposes of this Article is one of which a person is convicted (either on indictment or on summary conviction) in consequence of a contravention of any provision of the companies legislation requiring a return, account or other document to be filed with, delivered or sent, or notice of any matter to be given, to the registrar (whether the contravention is on the person's own part or on the part of any company).
[F28(4A) In this Article “the companies legislation” means the Companies Acts and Parts 2 to 7 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (company insolvency and winding up).]
F28Art. 8(4A) inserted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 206 (with art. 10)
C5Art. 8 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))
(b)that his conduct as a director of that company (either taken alone or taken together with his conduct as a director of any other company or companies) makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company.
(2) For the purposes of this Article and Article 10, a company becomes insolvent if—
[F29(b)the company enters administration, or]
and references to a person's conduct as a director of any company or companies include, where that company or any of those companies has become insolvent, that person's conduct in relation to any matter connected with or arising out of the insolvency of that company.
F29Art. 9(2)(b) substituted (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 63; S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
C6Art. 9 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))
Disqualification order or undertaking; and reporting provisionsN.I.
(2) Except with the leave of the High Court, an application for the making under Article 9 of a disqualification order against any person shall not be made after the expiration of 2 years from the day on which the company of which that person is or has been a director became insolvent.
(4) If it appears to the office-holder responsible under this Article, that is to say—
(a)in the case of a company which is being wound up by the High Court, the official receiver,
(b)in the case of a company which is being wound up otherwise, the liquidator,
[F30(c)in the case of a company which is in administration, the administrator, or]
(d)in the case of a company of which there is an administrative receiver, that receiver,
that the conditions mentioned in Article 9(1) are satisfied as respects a person who is or has been a director of that company, the office-holder shall forthwith report the matter to the Department.
F30Art. 10(4)(c) substituted (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 64; S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
C7Art. 10 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))
Disqualification after investigation of companyN.I.
11.—(1) If it appears to the Department from investigative material that it is expedient in the public interest that a disqualification order should be made against a person who is, or has been, a director or shadow director of a company, the Department may apply to the High Court for such an order.
(2) “Investigative material” means—
[F31(a)a report made by inspectors under—
(i)section 437 of the Companies Act 1985, or
(ii)section 167, 168, 169 or 284 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; and]
(b)information or documents obtained under—
[F32(i)section 437, 446E, 447, 448, 451A or 453A of the Companies Act 1985;]
(ii)section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38);
(iii)section 28 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39);
(iv)section 83 of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40); or
(v)section 165, 171, 172, 173 or 175 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
(3) Where it appears to the Department from such report, information or documents that, in the case of a person who has offered to give the Department a disqualification undertaking—
(a)the conduct of the person in relation to a company of which the person is or has been a director or shadow director makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company, and
(4) The High Court may make a disqualification order against a person where, on an application under this Article, it is satisfied that his conduct in relation to the company makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company.
F31Art. 11(2)(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 207(2) (with art. 10 and see Sch. 1 para. 212 for insertion of art. 24E(2))
F32Art. 11(2)(b)(i) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 207(3) (with art. 10)
C8Art. 11 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))
Variation etc. of disqualification undertakingN.I.
12.—(1) The High Court may, on the application of a person who is subject to a disqualification undertaking—
(a)reduce the period for which the undertaking is to be in force, or
(b)provide for it to cease to be in force.
(2) On the hearing of an application under paragraph (1), the Department shall appear and call the attention of the Court to any matters which seem to the Department to be relevant, and may give evidence or call witnesses.
[F33(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to an application in the case of an undertaking given under Article 13B, and in such a case on the hearing of the application whichever of the OFT or a specified regulator (within the meaning of Article 13E) accepted the undertaking—
(a)shall appear and call the attention of the Court to any matters which appear to it to be relevant;
(b)may give evidence or call witnesses.]
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Matters for determining unfitness of directorsN.I.
13.—(1) Where it falls to the High Court to determine whether a person's conduct as a director of any particular company or companies makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company, the Court shall, as respects his conduct as a director of that company or, as the case may be, each of those companies, have regard in particular—
(a)to the matters mentioned in Part I of Schedule 1, and
(b)where the company has become insolvent, to the matters mentioned in Part II of that Schedule;
and references in that Schedule to the director and the company are to be read accordingly.
(2) In determining whether it may accept a disqualification undertaking from any person the Department shall, as respects the person's conduct as a director of any company concerned, have regard in particular—
(3) Article 9(2) applies for the purposes of this Article and Schedule 1 as it applies for the purposes of Articles 9 and 10; and in this Article and that Schedule “director” includes a shadow director.
(4) F34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) The Department may by order subject to affirmative resolution modify any of the provisions of Schedule 1; and such an order may contain such transitional provisions as may appear to the Department necessary or expedient.
F34Art. 13(4) 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. 208 (with art. 10)
C9Art. 13 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))
[F35Disqualification for competition infringementsN.I.
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Competition disqualification orderN.I.
13A.—(1) The High Court shall make a disqualification order against a person if the following two conditions are satisfied in relation to him.
(2) The first condition is that an undertaking which is a company of which he is a director commits a breach of competition law.
(3) The second condition is that the High Court considers that his conduct as a director makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company.
(4) An undertaking commits a breach of competition law if it engages in conduct which infringes any of the following—
(a)the Chapter 1 prohibition (within the meaning of the Competition Act 1998) (prohibition on agreements, etc. preventing, restricting or distorting competition);
(b)the Chapter 2 prohibition (within the meaning of that Act) (prohibition on abuse of a dominant position);
(c)Article 81 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (prohibition on agreements, etc. preventing, restricting or distorting competition);
(d)Article 82 of that Treaty (prohibition on abuse of a dominant position).
(5) For the purpose of deciding under paragraph (3) whether a person is unfit to be concerned in the management of a company the High Court—
(a)shall have regard to whether paragraph (6) applies to him;
(b)may have regard to his conduct as a director of a company in connection with any other breach of competition law;
(c)shall not have regard to the matters mentioned in Schedule 1.
(6) This paragraph applies to a person if as a director of the company—
(a)his conduct contributed to the breach of competition law mentioned in paragraph (2);
(b)his conduct did not contribute to the breach but he had reasonable grounds to suspect that the conduct of the undertaking constituted the breach and he took no steps to prevent it;
(c)he did not know but ought to have known that the conduct of the undertaking constituted the breach.
(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6)(a) it is immaterial whether the person knew that the conduct of the undertaking constituted the breach.
(8) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(a) or (c) references to the conduct of an undertaking are references to its conduct taken with the conduct of one or more other undertakings.
(9) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is 15 years.
(10) An application under this Article for a disqualification order may be made by the OFT or by a specified regulator.
(11) Section 60 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) (consistent treatment of questions arising under United Kingdom and Community law) applies in relation to any question arising by virtue of paragraph (4)(a) or (b) as it applies in relation to any question arising under Part 1 of that Act.
Competition undertakingsN.I.
13B.—(1) This Article applies if—
(a)the OFT or a specified regulator thinks that in relation to any person an undertaking which is a company of which he is a director has committed or is committing a breach of competition law,
(b)the OFT or the specified regulator thinks that the conduct of the person as a director makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company, and
(c)the person offers to give the OFT or the specified regulator (as the case may be) a disqualification undertaking.
(2) The OFT or the specified regulator (as the case may be) may accept a disqualification undertaking from the person instead of applying for or proceeding with an application for a disqualification order.
(3) A disqualification undertaking is an undertaking by a person that for the period specified in the undertaking he will not—
(a)be a director of a company;
(b)act as receiver of a company's property;
(c)in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of a company;
(d)act as an insolvency practitioner.
(4) But a disqualification undertaking may provide that a prohibition falling within paragraph (3)(a) to (c) does not apply if the person obtains the leave of the High Court.
(5) The maximum period which may be specified in a disqualification undertaking is 15 years.
(6) If a disqualification undertaking is accepted from a person who is already subject to a disqualification undertaking under this Order or to a disqualification order the periods specified in those undertakings or the undertaking and the order (as the case may be) run concurrently.
(7) Paragraphs (4) to (8) of Article 13A apply for the purposes of this Article as they apply for the purposes of that Article but in the application of paragraph (5) of that Article the reference to the High Court shall be construed as a reference to the OFT or a specified regulator (as the case may be).
Competition investigationsN.I.
13C.—(1) If the OFT or a specified regulator has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a breach of competition law has occurred it may carry out an investigation for the purpose of deciding whether to make an application under Article 13A for a disqualification order.
(2) For the purposes of such an investigation sections 26 to 30 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) apply to the OFT and the specified regulators as they apply to the OFT for the purposes of an investigation under section 25 of that Act.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies if as a result of an investigation under this Article the OFT or a specified regulator proposes to apply under Article 13A for a disqualification order.
(4) Before making the application the OFT or regulator (as the case may be) shall—
(a)give notice to the person likely to be affected by the application, and
(b)give that person an opportunity to make representations.
Co-ordinationN.I.
13D.—(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of co-ordinating the performance of functions under Articles 13A to 13C (relevant functions) which are exercisable concurrently by two or more persons.
(2) Section 54(5) to (7) of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) applies to regulations made under this Article as it applies to regulations made under that section and for that purpose in that section—
(a)references to Part 1 functions shall be read as references to relevant functions;
(b)references to a regulator shall be read as references to a specified regulator; and
(c)a competent person also includes any of the specified regulators.
(3) Regulations made under this Article shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) shall apply accordingly.
(4) Regulations may contain such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.
13E.—(1) This Article applies for the purposes of Articles 13A to 13D.
(2) Each of the following is a specified regulator for the purposes of a breach of competition law in relation to a matter in respect of which it has a function—
(b)the Northern Ireland Authority for [F36Utility] Regulation;
(c)the Civil Aviation Authority.
(3) Conduct includes omission.
(4) Director includes shadow director.]
F36Word in art. 13E(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(1), Sch. 12 para. 47 (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (with transitional, transitory and saving provisions in art. 3, Sch. 2)
Other cases of disqualificationN.I.
Participation in wrongful tradingN.I.
14.—(1) Where the High Court makes a declaration under Article 177 or 178 of [F37the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] that a person is liable to make a contribution to a company's assets, then, whether or not an application for such an order is made by any person, the Court may, if it thinks fit, also make a disqualification order against the person to whom the declaration relates.
(2) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is 15 years.
F37Words in art. 14(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 209 (with art. 10)
C10Art. 14 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))
Undischarged bankruptsN.I.
15.—[F38(1) It is an offence for a person to act as director of a company or directly or indirectly to take part in or be concerned in the promotion, formation or management of a company, without the leave of the High Court, at a time when—
(a)he is an undischarged bankrupt, or
[F39(aa)a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies in relation to him, or]
(b)a bankruptcy restrictions order [F40or a debt relief restrictions order] is in force in respect of him.]
(2) The leave of the High Court shall not be given unless notice of intention to apply for it has been served on the official receiver and the official receiver shall, if he is of opinion that it is contrary to the public interest that the application should be granted, attend on the hearing of the application and oppose it.
[F41(3) In this Article “company” includes a company incorporated outside Northern Ireland that has an established place of business in Northern Ireland.]
F38Art. 15(1) substituted (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 13(3), Sch. 6 para. 5; S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
F39Art. 15(1)(aa) inserted (30.6.2011) by Debt Relief Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 16), ss. 6, 7(1), Sch. para. 6(a); S.R. 2011/13, art. 2
F40Words in art. 15(1)(b) inserted (30.6.2011) by Debt Relief Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 16), ss. 6, 7(1), Sch. para. 6(b); S.R. 2011/13, art. 2
F41Art. 15(3) added (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 210 (with art. 10)
C11Art. 15 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))
Failure to pay under administration orderN.I.
16.—(1) The following has effect where an administration order under Part VI of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 6) is revoked.
(2) A person to whom Article 86 of that Order of 1981 (default of debtor) applies by virtue of an order under paragraph (1) of that Article shall not, except with the leave of the High Court, act as director or liquidator of, or directly or indirectly take part in or be concerned in the promotion, formation or management of, a company.
C12Art. 16(2) 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))
Persons disqualified in Great BritainN.I.
17. A person subject to a disqualification order or a disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46)—
(a)shall not be a director of a company, act as receiver of a company's property or in any way either directly or indirectly be concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of a company unless (in each case) he has leave of the High Court; and
(b)shall not act as an insolvency practitioner.
Consequences of contraventionN.I.
18. If a person acts in contravention of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking, or in contravention of Article 15, 16(2) or 17, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine, or both; and
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.
Personal liability for company's debts where person acts while disqualifiedN.I.
19.—(1) A person is personally responsible for all the relevant debts of a company if at any time—
(a)in contravention of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking or in contravention of Article 15 or 17 he is involved in the management of the company, or
(b)as a person who is involved in the management of the company, he acts or is willing to act on instructions given without the leave of the High Court by a person whom he knows at that time to be—
(i)the subject of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking,
(ii)the subject of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46), or
(iii)an undischarged bankrupt.
(2) Where a person is personally responsible under this Article for the relevant debts of a company, he is jointly and severally liable in respect of those debts with the company and any other person who, whether under this Article or otherwise, is so liable.
(3) For the purposes of this Article the relevant debts of a company are—
(a)in relation to a person who is personally responsible under paragraph (1)(a), such debts and other liabilities of the company as are incurred at a time when that person was involved in the management of the company, and
(b)in relation to a person who is personally responsible under paragraph (1)(b), such debts and other liabilities of the company as are incurred at a time when that person was acting or was willing to act on instructions given as mentioned in that paragraph.
(4) For the purposes of this Article, a person is involved in the management of a company if he is a director of the company or if he is concerned, whether directly or indirectly, or takes part, in the management of the company.
(5) For the purposes of this Article a person who, as a person involved in the management of a company, has at any time acted on instructions given without the leave of the High Court by a person whom he knew at that time to be—
(a)the subject of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking, or
(b)the subject of a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46), or
(c)an undischarged bankrupt,
is presumed, unless the contrary is shown, to have been willing at any time thereafter to act on any instructions given that person.
C13Art. 19 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))
Application for disqualification orderN.I.
(3) On the hearing of an application made by[F42 a person falling within paragraph (4)] the applicant shall appear and call the attention of the High Court to any matters which seem to be relevant, and may give evidence or call witnesses.
[F43(4) The following fall within this paragraph—
(b)the official receiver;
(c)the OFT;
(d)the liquidator;
(e)a specified regulator (within the meaning of Article 13E).]
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C14Art. 20 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))
Application for leave under an order or undertakingN.I.
21.—[F44(1)] On the hearing of an application for leave for the purposes of Article 3(1)(a) or 4(1)(a), the Department shall appear and call the attention of the High Court to any matters which seem to the Department to be relevant, and may give evidence or call witnesses.
[F45(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an application for leave for the purposes of Article 3(1)(a) if the application for the disqualification order was made under Article 13A.
(3) In such a case and in the case of an application for leave for the purposes of Article 13B(4) on the hearing of the application whichever of the OFT or a specified regulator (within the meaning of Article 13E) applied for the order or accepted the undertaking (as the case may be)—
(a)must appear and draw the attention of the Court to any matters which appears to it to be relevant;
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C15Art. 21 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))
Register of disqualification orders and undertakingsN.I.
(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)F46. . . .
[F47(3) The Department shall include in the register such particulars as it considers appropriate of—
(a)disqualification undertakings accepted by it under Article 10 or 11;
(b)disqualification undertakings accepted by the OFT or a specified regulator under Article 13B;
(c)cases in which leave has been granted as mentioned in paragraph (1)(d).]
F46Words 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)
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23.—(1) In any proceedings (whether or not under this Order), any statement made in pursuance of a requirement imposed by or under Articles 9 to 14 or 19 or Schedule 1 or by or under rules made for the purposes of this Order under [F48the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989], may be used in evidence against any person making or concurring in making the statement.
(i)created by rules made for the purposes of this Order under [F49the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989], and
F48Words in art. 23(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 209 (with art. 10)
F49Words in art. 23(3)(a)(i) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 209 (with art. 10)
C16Art. 23 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))
[F50Legal professional privilegeN.I.
F50Art. 23A inserted (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 226(4) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
Interaction with [F51the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989]N.I.
24.—(1) Articles 4, 9 to 14, 18, 19 and 23 and Schedule 1, and Articles 3 and 21 as they apply for the purposes of those provisions, are deemed included in Parts II to VII of [F52the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] for the purposes of the following Articles of that Order—
(2) Article 378 of that Order (Crown application) applies to Articles 4, 9 to 14, 18, 19 and 23 and Schedule 1, and Articles 3 and 21 as they apply for the purposes of those provisions, as it does to the provisions of that Order which are there mentioned.
F51Words in art. 24 heading substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 209 (with art. 10)
F52Words in art. 24(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 209 (with art. 10)
[F53Bank insolvencyN.I.
F53Art. 24A inserted (21.2.2009) by virtue of Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 121(4), 134, 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, art. 3, Sch. para. 2
[F54Bank administrationN.I.
F54Art. 24B inserted (21.2.2009) by virtue of Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 155(4), 167, 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, art. 3, Sch. para. 3
[F55Building society insolvency and special administrationN.I.
F55Art. 24C inserted (29.3.2009) by virtue of Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/805), arts. 12, 17
[F56Application of Order to building societiesN.I.
(4) In the application of Schedule 1 to the directors of a building society references to provisions of the Companies Act 2006 or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 include references to the corresponding provisions of the Building Societies Act 1986.
F56Arts. 24D, 24E inserted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 212 (with art. 10)
24E.—(1) This Order applies to open-ended investment companies with the following modifications.
(2) In Article 11(1) (disqualification after investigation), the reference to investigative material shall be read as including a report made by inspectors under regulations made by virtue of section 262(2)(k) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
(3) In the application of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (matters for determining unfitness of directors: matters applicable in all cases) in relation to a director of an open-ended investment company, a reference to a provision of the Companies Act 2006 is to be taken to be a reference to the corresponding provision of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 or of rules made under regulation 6 of those Regulations.
(4) In this Article “open-ended investment company” has the meaning given by section 236 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.]
25 .F57—(1) This Order applies to incorporated friendly societies as it applies to companies.
(4) In the application of Schedule 1 to the members of the committee of management of an incorporated friendly society, references to provisions of [F58the Companies Act 2006 or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] include references to the corresponding provisions of the Friendly Societies Act 1992.
F57Mod. SR 2004/307
F58Words in art. 25(4) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 213 (with art. 10)
[F59Application of Order to registered societiesN.I.
25A.—(1) This Order applies to societies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24) (“registered societies”) as it applies to companies.
(a)references in this Order to a company, or to a director or an officer of a company shall include, respectively, references to a registered society or to a member of the committee of management or officer, within the meaning of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24), of a registered society;
(d)in Article 11(2) “investigative material” shall include a report made under section 43A, 56 or 58(1) of that Act and information, books, accounts or other documents obtained under section 57 of that Act;
(3) In the application of Schedule 1 to the members of the committee of management of a registered society, references to provisions of [F60the Companies Act 2006 or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989] include references to the corresponding provisions of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24).]
F59Art. 25A inserted (1.7.2006) by Industrial and Provident Societies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/314 (N.I. 3)), arts. 1(3), 8; S.R. 2006/242, art. 2
F60Words in art. 25A(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 214 (with art. 10)