Section 1182: Persons subject to foreign restrictions

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 40: Company directors: foreign disqualification etc

This section defines what is meant by references in this Part to a person being subject to foreign restrictions.

A person is subject to foreign restrictions if under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom—

he is, by reason of misconduct or unfitness, disqualified to any extent from acting in connection with the affairs of a company,
he is, by reason of misconduct or unfitness, required—
to obtain permission from a court or other authority, or
to meet any other condition,

before acting in connection with the affairs of a company, or

he has, by reason of misconduct or unfitness, given undertakings to a court or other authority of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom—
not to act in connection with the affairs of a company, or
restricting the extent to which, or the way in which, he may do so.

The references in subsection (2) to acting in connection with the affairs of a company are to doing any of the following—

being a director of a company,
acting as receiver of a company's property, or
being concerned or taking part in the promotion, formation or management of a company.

In this section—

"company" means a company incorporated or formed under the law of the country or territory in question, and
in relation to such a company—"director" means the holder of an office corresponding to that of director of a UK company; and"receiver" includes any corresponding officer under the law of that country or territory.

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