Companies Act, 1990
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Chapter 2 Disqualification Generally | ||
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Interpretation of Chapters 2 and 3. |
159.—In this Chapter and Chapter 3, except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“company” includes every company and every body, whether corporate or unincorporated, which may be wound up under Part X of the Principal Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, includes a friendly society within the meaning of the Friendly Societies Acts, 1896 to 1977; | ||
“the court” means the High Court except in relation to a disqualification order made by a court of its own motion under section 160 (2), paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f), in which case it includes any court; | ||
“default order” means an order made against any person under section 371 of the Principal Act by virtue of any contravention of or failure to comply with any relevant requirement (whether on his own part or on the part of any company); | ||
“disqualification order” means— | ||
(a) an order under this Part that the person against whom the order is made shall not be appointed or act as an auditor, director or other officer, receiver, liquidator or examiner or be in any way, whether directly or indirectly, concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of any company, or any society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1978, or | ||
(b) an order under section 184 of the Principal Act; | ||
“officer” in relation to any company, includes any director, shadow director or secretary of the company; | ||
“relevant requirement” means any provision of the Companies Acts (including a provision repealed by this Act) which requires or required any return, account or other document to be filed with, delivered or sent to, or notice of any matter to be given to, the registrar of companies. |