Part 1: Companies House Reform Disqualification in relation to companies Section 34: Disqualification on summary conviction: NI
This section amends article 8 (disqualification on summary conviction of offence) of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 ("CDDNIO 2002"). This allows for disqualification of directors in Northern Ireland that have been convicted (either on indictment or summary conviction) of failing to comply with "relevant provisions of the companies legislation" as set out in section 32.
	Section 34(3) of this section substitutes subsection (3) of article 8 of the CDDNIO 2002 so that for a person to be disqualified under article 8, during the 5 years ending with the date of the conviction, there must have been no fewer than 3 relevant findings of guilt in relation to the person. Section 34(3) also inserts new subsection (3A) which sets out what the relevant findings of guilt in relation to a person can be.