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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 26

Commentary on Sections

Part 9: DIRECTORS’ DISQUALIFICATION ETC.

Director disqualification: other amendments

Section 109: Directors: removal of restriction on application for disqualification order

696.This section amends section 8 of the CDDA 1986 to remove the restriction on the type of investigative material that may be used by the Secretary of State to decide whether or not to bring disqualification proceedings against the directors of a company in the public interest.

697.Currently only reports made by certain inspectors, and information or documents obtained under certain legislative powers may be used for this purpose. By removing this restriction, the Secretary of State may use any information to decide whether or not to bring disqualification proceedings against a director or shadow director of a company.

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