Section 554AD | Section 554AA: meaning of “director” ^F1F2

(1)For the purposes of section 554AA(1)(e) “director” means—^F1F2

(a)in relation to a company whose affairs are managed by a board of directors or similar body, a member of that body,^F1F2

(b)in relation to a company whose affairs are managed by a single director or similar person, that director or person, and^F1F2

(c)in relation to a company whose affairs are managed by the members themselves, a member of the company,^F1F2

and includes any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the company (as defined in this subsection) are accustomed to act.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) a person is not to be regarded as a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the company are accustomed to act merely because the directors act on advice given by that person in a professional capacity.^F1F2

(3)For the purposes of section 5 as it applies to this Part, a person who is a director within the meaning of subsection (1) is to be treated (where it would not otherwise be the case) as holding an office.^F1F2