(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring officers of courts to furnish him with such particulars as the regulations may specify of cases in which—
(a)a disqualification order is made, or
(b)any action is taken by a court in consequence of which such an order [F2or a disqualification undertaking] is varied or ceases to be in force, or
(c)leave is granted by a court for a person subject to such an order to do any thing which otherwise the order prohibits him from doing; [F3or
(d)leave is granted by a court for a person subject to such an undertaking to do anything which otherwise the undertaking prohibits him from doing]
and the regulations may specify the time within which, and the form and manner in which, such particulars are to be furnished.
(2)The Secretary of State shall, from the particulars so furnished, continue to maintain the register of orders, and of cases in which leave has been granted as mentioned in subsection (1)(c), which was set up by him under section 29 of the M1Companies Act 1976 and continued under section 301 of the M2Companies Act 1985.
[F4(2A)The Secretary of State shall include in the register such particulars as he considers appropriate of disqualification undertakings accepted by him under section 7 or 8 and of cases in which leave has been granted as mentioned in subsection (1)(d).]
(3)When an order [F5or undertaking] of which entry is made in the register ceases to be in force, the Secretary of State shall delete the entry from the register and all particulars relating to it which have been furnished to him under this section or any previous corresponding provision [F5and, in the case of a disqualification undertaking, any other particulars he has included in the register].
(4)The register shall be open to inspection on payment of such fee as may be specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.
[F6(4A)Regulations under this section may extend the preceding provisions of this section, to such extent and with such modifications as may be specified in the regulations, to disqualification orders made under Part II of the M3Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.]
(5)Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 18 sidenote substituted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(6); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F2Words in s. 18(1)(b) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(2)(a); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F3S. 18(1)(d) and the word preceding it inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(2)(b); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F4S. 18(2A) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(3); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F5Words in s. 18(3) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(4)(a)(b); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F6S. 18(4A) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(5); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 18(2) extended (6.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/967, regs. 5, 9(1)
Marginal Citations