Part 1: Companies House Reform Disqualification in relation to companies Section 36: Disqualification of persons designated under sanctions legislation: GB
This section inserts a new section 11A into the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 ("CDDA 1986") and amends sections 13, 14, 15, 18 and 21 of CDDA 1986.
	Section 11A provides that any person who is subject to director disqualification sanctions commits an offence if they act as a director or take part in or are concerned in the promotion, formation or management of a company, either directly or indirectly, unless they have been issued with a licence or unless an exception under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 applies. This offence is committed in Great Britain by any "person who is subject to director disqualification sanctions" as defined in section 11(4) of the CDDA 1986. This applies to anyone designated in accordance with regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 as a person subject to sanctions for the purposes of section 11A of CDDA as well as Article 15A of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002. A person guilty of an offence under section 11A will be subject to the criminal penalties under section 13 CDDA 1986. An equivalent offence effective in Northern Ireland is provided in section 38.
	Section 36 also changes section 15 of the CDDA 1986, by making (i) a designated person acting in contravention of the disqualified director sanctions, as well as (ii) persons acting on their instructions, personally liable for relevant company’s debts. Changes to section 15 of the CDDA 1986 also clarify, that (i) a designated person, who did not know or could not reasonably have been expected to know they were subject to director disqualification sanctions, as well as (ii) a person who acted on instructions that they reasonably believed were authorised, is not responsible for relevant debts incurred in this period. The term "authorised" is defined in section 15(8) for the purpose of this section.
	This section also amends section 14 of the CDDA 1986 by extending the criminal liability for offences committed by body corporates subject to director disqualification sanction to the officers of the body corporate.
	Lastly this section amends section 18 of the CDDA 1986 by requiring the Secretary of State to publish information about persons who are subject to director disqualification sanctions, including any licences issued to them, on the register of disqualification orders and undertakings.