Director Disqualification Sanctions (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026
AI-assisted research summary: This Law blocks appointments of people subject to director disqualification sanctions as company directors or managers of limited liability companies, except where a licence under the referenced Jersey Order applies.
Director Disqualification Sanctions (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 A LAW to further amend the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and the Limited Liability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018 . Adopted by the States 25 March 2026 Sanctioned by Order of His Majesty in Council 3 June 2026 Registered by the Royal Court 12 June 2026 Coming into force in accordance with Article 3 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of His Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Article 78A (directors disqualified under sanctions regulations) of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 amended ( 1 ) This Article amends Article 78A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 . ( 2 ) After paragraph (1) there is inserted – ( 1A ) A person must not be appointed as a director of a company if the person is subject to director disqualification sanctions. ( 3 ) For paragraphs (2) and (3) there is substituted – ( 2 ) For the purposes of this Article and Article 79, “director disqualification sanctions” has the meaning given in Article 5A (1) of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 . ( 3 ) Paragraphs (1) and (1A) do not apply to anything done in accordance with a licence issued under Article 5B of that Order. 2 Article 28A (managers disqualified under sanctions regulations) of the Limited Liability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018 amended ( 1 ) This Article amends Article 28A of the Limited Liability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018 . ( 2 ) After paragraph (1) there is inserted – ( 1A ) A person must not be appointed as a manager of a limited liability company if the person is subject to director disqualification sanctions. ( 3 ) For paragraphs (2) and (3) there is substituted – ( 2 ) For the purposes of this Article and Article 28B, “director disqualification sanctions” has the meaning given in Article 5A (1) of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 . ( 3 ) Paragraphs (1) and (1A) do not apply to anything done in accordance with a licence issued under Article 5B of that Order. 3 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Director Disqualification Sanctions (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 and comes into force on a day to be specified by the Minister for External Relations by Order.