Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 - Disqualification Orders and Undertakings

Disqualification Orders and Undertakings

A court may, and under section 6 shall, make against a person a disqualification order, for a period specified in the order, providing that:

  • he shall not be a director of a company, act as receiver of a company’s property or in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of a company unless (in each case) he has the leave of the court, and
  • he shall not act as an insolvency practitioner.(s.1)

The Secretary of State may also accept disqualification undertakings from such persons in specified circumstances, which will have similar effect.(s.1A)


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