Companies Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Disqualification Orders) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 28th February 2025. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– “ High Court ” means His Majesty’s High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland; “ the Order ” means the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002. Amendment of the Companies (Disqualification Orders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 3 The Companies (Disqualification Orders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 are amended as set out in regulations 4 to 9. 4 Regulation 2 (Interpretation) is amended as follows– a In the definition of “disqualification order” at the end insert “or an order of the High Court under section 8ZF or 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986” . b In the definition of “disqualification undertaking” at the end insert “or an undertaking accepted by an officer of Revenue and Customs under section 8ZF or 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, insofar as these two sections extend to Northern Ireland” . c In the definition of “grant of leave” insert at the end “or of section 1(1)(a) or 1A(1)(a) of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 as they extend to Northern Ireland.” . d After the definition of “grant of leave “insert– “ High Court ” means His Majesty’s High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland; “ officer of Revenue and Customs ” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005. 5 Omit regulation 4. 6 In Schedule 1, for form DQ01n substitute form DQ01n as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations. 7 In Schedule 2, for form DQ02n substitute form DQ02n as set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations. 8 In Schedule 3, for form DQ03n substitute form DQ03n as set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations. 9 In Schedule 4, for form DQ04n substitute form DQ04n as set out in Part 4 of the Schedule to these Regulations. Extension of certain of the provisions of Article 22 of the Order to orders made and undertakings accepted under sections 8ZF and 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and leave granted in relation to such orders and undertakings 10 1 Article 22(1) of the Order is extended to particulars of– a disqualification orders made by the High Court under sections 8ZF and 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986; b any action taken by the High Court, in consequence of which such an order, or a disqualification undertaking accepted under section 8ZF or 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, is varied or ceases to be in force; c the granting of leave by the High Court for a person subject to a disqualification order made by that court under section 8ZF or 8ZG to do anything which the order would otherwise prohibit that person from doing; and d the granting of leave by the High Court for a person subject to a disqualification undertaking accepted under section 8ZF or 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 as they extend to Northern Ireland, to do anything which the undertaking would otherwise prohibit that person from doing. 2 Article 22(2) of the Order is extended to particulars of disqualification orders made by the High Court under sections 8ZF and 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and to leave granted in relation to such orders. 3 Article 22(3) of the Order is extended to particulars of disqualification undertakings accepted under sections 8ZF and 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 as they extend to Northern Ireland, and to leave granted in relation to such undertakings. 4 Article 22(4) of the Order is extended to entries in the register and particulars relating to them in respect of disqualification orders made or disqualification undertakings accepted under sections 8ZF and 8ZG of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 30th January 2025 Conor Murphy Minister for the Economy