Point in time view as at 06/04/2018.
Companies Act 2006, Section 157 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 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.
(1)A person may not be appointed a director of a company unless he has attained the age of 16 years.
(2)This does not affect the validity of an appointment that is not to take effect until the person appointed attains that age.
(3)Where the office of director of a company is held by a corporation sole, or otherwise by virtue of another office, the appointment to that other office of a person who has not attained the age of 16 years is not effective also to make him a director of the company until he attains the age of 16 years.
(4)An appointment made in contravention of this section is void.
(5)Nothing in this section affects any liability of a person under any provision of the Companies Acts if he—
(a)purports to act as director, or
(b)acts as a shadow director,
although he could not, by virtue of this section, be validly appointed as a director.
(6)This section has effect subject to section 158 (power to provide for exceptions from minimum age requirement).
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