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(1)Where it falls to a court to determine whether a person’s conduct as a director F1. . . or 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 to this Act, 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.
[F2(1A)In determining whether he may accept a disqualification undertaking from any person the Secretary of State shall, as respects the person’s conduct as a director of any company concerned, have regard in particular—
(a)to the matters mentioned in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act, 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)Section 6(2) applies for the purposes of this section and Schedule 1 as it applies for the purposes of sections 6 and 7 [F3and in this section and that Schedule “director” includes a shadow director].
(3)Subject to the next subsection, any reference in Schedule 1 to an enactment contained in the Companies Act or the Insolvency Act includes, in relation to any time before the coming into force of that enactment, the corresponding enactment in force at that time.
(4)The Secretary of State may by order modify any of the provisions of Schedule 1; and such an order may contain such transitional provisions as may appear to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient.
(5)The power to make orders under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 9(1) repealed (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, ss. 8, 15(1), Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 7(a), Sch. 5; S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a)(c)(ii) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F2S. 9(1A) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 6(6); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F3Words in s. 9(2) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 7(b); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 9, 10 extended (with modifications) by S.I. 1986/2142, art. 6
C2Ss. 9, 10 extended (with modifications) (1.7.1989) by S.I. 1989/638, regs. 20, 21
C3S. 9 applied (with modifications) (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, art. 16, Sch. 8
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