Part 40Company directors: foreign disqualification etc
Power to disqualify
1186Offence of breach of disqualification
(1)
Regulations under section 1184 may provide that a person disqualified under this Part who acts in breach of the disqualification commits an offence.
(2)
The regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence is liable—
(a)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);
(b)
on summary conviction—
(i)
in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(ii)
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
(3)
In relation to an offence committed before F12 May 2022, for “twelve months” in subsection (2)(b)(i) substitute “
six months
”
.