A person may not be appointed a director of a company if the person is disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation (see subsection (2)).
In the table—
Part 1 defines "disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation" for the purposes of provisions of this Act so far as relating to—
a company registered in England and Wales or Scotland, or
the delivery of a document to the registrar of companies for England and Wales or Scotland or a statement contained in such a document;
Part 2 defines "disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation" for the purposes of provisions of this Act so far as relating to—
a company registered in Northern Ireland, or
the delivery of a document to the registrar of companies for Northern Ireland or a statement contained in such a document.
An appointment made in contravention of this section is void.
Nothing in this section affects any liability of a person under any provision of the Companies Acts or any other enactment if the person—
purports to act as director, or
acts as shadow director,
although the person could not, by virtue of this section, be validly appointed as a director.