person is not deemed a shadow director by reason only that the directors act on advice given by him in a professional capacity).
(6) Section 740 of the Companies Act applies as regards the meaning of “body corporate”; and “officer” has the meaning given by section 744 of that Act.
(7) In references to legislation other than this Act-
- “the Companies Act” means the 1985 c. 6.Companies Act 1985;
- “the Companies Acts" has the meaning given by section 744 of that Act; and
- “the Insolvency Act” means the 1986 c. 45.Insolvency Act 1986;
and in sections 3(1) and 5(1) of this Act "the companies legislation means the Companies Acts (except the Insider Dealing Act), Parts I to VII of the Insolvency Act and, in Part XV of that Act, sections 411, 413, 414, 416 and 417.
(8) Any reference to provisions, or a particular provision, of the Companies Acts or the Insolvency Act includes the corresponding provisions or provision of the former Companies Acts (as defined by section 735 (1)(c) of the Companies Act, but including also that Act itself) or, as the case may be, the 1985 c. 65.Insolvency Act 1985.
(9) Any expression for whose interpretation provision is made by Part XXVI of the Companies Act (and not by subsections (3) to (8) above) is to be construed in accordance with that provision.
Transitional provisions, savings, repeals.
1978 c. 30.
23.—(1) The transitional provisions and savings in Schedule 3 to this Act have effect, and are without prejudice to anything in the Interpretation Act 1978 with regard to the effect of repeals.
(2) The enactments specified in the second column of Schedule 4 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
Extent. 24.—(1) This Act extends to England and Wales and to Scotland.
(2) Nothing in this Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Commencement. 25. This Act comes into force simultaneously with the Insolvency Act 1986.
Citation. 26. This Act may be cited as the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
