14.—(1) Where the High Court makes a declaration under Article 177 or 178 of [F1the 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.
[F2(3) In this Article “company” includes overseas company.]
F1Words 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)
F2Art. 14(3) inserted (1.10.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 8 para. 9(11); S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 2(h)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Art. 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))