Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

22 Interpretation. E+W+S

(1) This section has effect with respect to the meaning of expressions used in this Act, and applies unless the context otherwise requires.

(2) The expression “company”—

(a) in section 11, includes an unregistered company and a company incorporated outside Great Britain which has an established place of business in Great Britain, and

(b) elsewhere, includes any company which may be wound up under Part V of the Insolvency Act.

(3) Section 247 in Part VII of the Insolvency Act (interpretation for the first Group of Parts of that Act) applies as regards references to a company’s insolvency and to its going into liquidation; and “administrative receiver” has the meaning given by section 251 of that Act [F1 and references to acting as an insolvency practitioner are to be read in accordance with section 388 of that Act].

(4) “Director” includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called F2 . . ..

(5) “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).

(6) Section 740 of the Companies Act applies as regards the meaning of “body corporate”; and “officer” has the meaning given by section 744 of that Act.

(7) In references to legislation other than this Act—

• “the Companies Act” means the M1 Companies Act 1985;

• “the Companies Acts” has the meaning given by [F3 section 2 of the Companies Act 2006]; and

• “the Insolvency Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986;

and in sections 3(1) and 5(1) of this Act “the companies legislation” means the Companies Acts F4 . . . , Parts I to VII of the Insolvency Act and, in Part XV of that Act, sections 411, 413, 414, 416 and 417.

(8) Any reference to provisions, or a particular provision, of the Companies Acts or the Insolvency Act includes the corresponding provisions or provision of the former Companies Acts (as defined by [F5 section 1171 of the Companies Act 2006]) or, as the case may be, the M2 Insolvency Act 1985.

[F6 (9) Subject to the provisions of this section, expressions that are defined for the purposes of the Companies Acts have the same meaning in this Act.]

[F7 (10) 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;

and “receivership” is to be read accordingly.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 22(3) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 15(2); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)

F2 Words in s. 22(4) repealed (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, 15(1), Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 15(3), Sch. 5; S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a)(c)(ii) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)

F3 S. 22(7): words in definition of "the Companies Acts" substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 106(4)(a)(i) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)

F4 S. 22(7): words in definition of "the Companies Acts" omitted (6.4.2008) by virtue of The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 106(4)(a)(ii) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)

F5 Words in s. 22(8) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 106(4)(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)

F6 S. 22(9) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 106(4)(c) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)

F7 S. 22(10) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 5(3); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 22 extended (with modifications) (1.7.1989) by S.I. 1989/638, regs. 20, 21

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 6.

M2 1985 c. 65.