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Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, Introductory Text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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.
[25th July 1986]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act applied (with modifications) (6.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1090, reg. 4(2), Sch. 2 Pt. II
Act applied (with modifications) (21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 121, 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, art. 3, Sch. para. 2
Act applied (with modifications) (21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 155, 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, art. 3, Sch. para. 3
Act applied (with modifications) (29.3.2009) by 1986 c. 53, s. 90E (as inserted by The Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2142), {art. 6})
Act applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations (S.I. 2011/245), reg. 24, {Sch. 3 para. 4}
C2Act modified by S.I. 1986/2142, arts. 1(2), 3
Act modified (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations (S.I. 2011/245), {reg. 23}
Act modified (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations (S.I. 2011/245), reg. 25, {Sch. 4 para. 3}
Act modified (30.6.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1301), rule 334
C3Act applied (in part) by S.I. 1989/638, reg. 20 (as amended (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), reg. 21 (with reg. 2))
Act applied (1.8.2007) by The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1949), reg. 9
C4Act: power to amend conferred (17.2.2009 for specified purposes and 21.2.2009 otherwise) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 158(2)(b), 159(2)(b), 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch. para. 3
Commencement Information
I1Act wholly in force at 29.12.1986 by s. 25 and S.I. 1986/1924
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