Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

154 Power to amend disqualification legislation in relation to relevant entities: GB U.K.

After section 22H of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 insert—

“22I Power to amend application of Act in relation to relevant entities

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this Act for the purpose of applying, or modifying the application of, any of its provisions in relation to relevant entities.

(2) For that purpose, the regulations may in particular—

(a) extend the company disqualification conditions to include corresponding conditions relating to a relevant entity;

(b) limit the company disqualification conditions to remove conditions relating to a relevant entity;

(c) modify which company disqualification conditions can, in combination with each other, result in a person being disqualified under this Act;

(d) provide for any of the company disqualification conditions to result in or contribute to a person being disqualified from acting in a role or doing something in relation to a relevant entity.

(3) In this section “the company disqualification conditions” means the conditions that can result in or contribute to a person being disqualified under this Act from acting in a role or doing something in relation to any entity.

(4) In this section a “relevant entity” means—

(a) a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907;

(b) a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000;

(c) a partnership, other than a limited partnership, that is—

(i) constituted under the law of Scotland, and

(ii) a qualifying partnership within the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008.

(5) Regulations under this section may make—

(a) consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;

(b) different provision for different purposes.

(6) The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (5)(a) includes provision amending provision made by or under either of the following, whenever passed or made—

(a) an Act;

(b) Northern Ireland legislation.

(7) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

(8) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 154 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)